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Child Protective Services, CPS, has devastated and destroyed hundreds of thousands of families in America during the last thirty years leaving a trail of broken hearts, broken dreams, and shattered childhoods.

Rather than helping families, government agents have used unconstitutional laws in Juvenile Court to rip children away from their loving parents, break asunder God-given, natural, parent-child bonds, and adopt the children of the grieving out to others who profit financially with large monthly adoption subsidy payments.

Child Protective Services must be stopped! The law that started this, CAPTA, must be repealed. We must work tirelessly to inform the public of this very dangerous travesty of justice. We must keep faith knowing that if there is a God, there is an answer and a way to end this heartache.

Child Protective Services Agents - please come to your senses! Family destruction on false or trivial grounds is wrong, reprehensible, and inhumane.

Fosterers - be aware that for the money you get you are holding much-loved children away from their grieving families while the parents are forced to perform a service plan that is anything but a service to them. I call this hostage holding for the government. This is not kindness - to help misguided government agents destroy family relationships and break loving bonds.

CPS workers and fosterers - I ask that you now let the children of the innocent return to their homes where they are truly valued, adored, and loved by the parents God gave them.

Family rights are God-given rights. And they should not be ignored or postponed. Every moment these loving parents and children spend separated from one another is a torment beyond what anyone should ever have to bear.

It is unworthy of human dignity to allow this terrorism and torture of families to go on without saying something, speaking out, and trying to make a change.

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April 1, 2008

FightCPS Guestbook for April 2008

This is the guestbook for April 2008.

If you want feedback on your case, register at the Fight CPS Message Forum where there are advocates and activists waiting to hear from you. Please note it may take 10 to 48 hours to get your message board account approved. We need to approve them all individually.

Note: This thread is closed to new comments. Please refer to the most recent guestbook thread to leave your message.

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195 Comments

  1. I am here because the Butler County Children’s Service Board took away my friends kids and put them with there drug addict father. All for no good reason. They didn’t even charge my friend! And they sill refuse to give her kids back to her. The kids are unkept and always sick now that they are with their father! But the BCCSB said she’s just trying to get “revenge” by complaining! They even told her that because her ex smokes pot there would always be food in the house and that was ok with them!!!!

    Comment by Angela — April 1, 2008 @ 1:29 pm



  2. i’m here because cecil county dept of famuily
    service took my three nieces from the maternal grand mother and gave them with the
    paternal grand mother with out just cause and
    after about 3 months of fighting and hiring a
    lawyer they just brought the girls back and
    ccdss is now stating they dont know why they
    where taken in the first place after the oldest
    attempted to commit suicide

    Comment by MICHELLEB — April 1, 2008 @ 1:56 pm



  3. I am very happy to find this site. It is extremely very educative and helpful. Keep up the good work! I am here because I am very concerned that some good parents are being falsely accused of abusing their children, and consequently being prosecuted, convicted and imprisoned. That is wrong and should stop.

    Comment by World Peace And Prosperity Mandate, wppm.org, On False Accusations Against Good Parents — April 2, 2008 @ 7:11 am



  4. i am here because dhs just threatened to terminate our rights with our daughter why???? i dont know … but i need help cps is bull and they need to be stopped my dfaughter was a year old april 1st 2008 and we couldnt even see her they are making me and my babies father do a whole bunch of appointments and submit to random drug tests without our permission and were willing to do it all but we are currewntly homeless i am 6 mons pregnant with a little boy and were homeless and were trying to get housing but we only have till may 2nd to get a place with no money on may 2nd we have a court hearing so they want to take away our parental rights and its not going to happen!!!! they have taken everything from us because of them we are homeless!!!!! i mean they have taken EVERYTHING WE HAD LEFT our home our money our DAUGHTER… we dont have much time.. my court appointed lawyer is a dud and we have no money to pay for a good one… i dont know what to do were running out of time HELLLLPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Comment by haeleigh — April 2, 2008 @ 8:00 am



  5. I took 3 semesters of Human Services course work not too long ago. I was learning how to become a CPS case worker. I never finished college because I realized that was the wrong field for me, now I am under investigation for the second time since November 2007. It seems to me that I must have missed alot in college- my professors told me that CPS’s job was to preserve family life not devestate it; which is what I’m going thru now. My ex-husband is calling them as soon as a case closes saying the same things: I’m smoking crack-cocaine and living with a convicted child molester. The second half of the acusations are slightly correct. I will admit that, my bf is in therapy for what he has done and his counselor is standing behind us, saying that my son is SAFE. CPS however doesn’t see things that way. I have agreed to drug tests, as I don’t do drugs, yet they continue to assume that my own god-given child doesn’t belong with me.

    Comment by Danielle — April 2, 2008 @ 1:25 pm



  6. I left a message in March posts, but I am a CPS worker and I am willing to help anyone understand the CPS system and give advice to people who need it. As a CPS worker our jobs are to preserve families and NOT destroy them. However, people forget that when they have been in the field too long. When I do my work with families, I work hard to provide services to my families to prevent their children from being removed. I will work with a drug addict the hardest to ensure that their children remain with them if they are willing to get the help they need to get off drugs. Sometimes that means protective orders in court, but removals are the last option and should not be done unless the child is in extreme danger and the parent (s) have no interest in protecting their child(ren). Please ask me questions and I am glad to assist and answer whatever I can.

    Comment by Kimberly Hampton — April 2, 2008 @ 6:01 pm



  7. Kimberly Hampton, PLEASE visit our website. You said anyone can ask you questions but I’m new to this site and don’t know how to contact you. I just posted a prayer request also uder the name ‘Megan and Adia Belle’. Please read it and please contact us via our website. Thank you! And THANK YOU for your willingness to help people on this site! God bless you!

    Comment by Deanna for Megan & Adia Belle — April 2, 2008 @ 6:32 pm



  8. ANYONE WHO NEEDS TO TALK ABOUT WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN THROUGH WE CAN UNDERSTAND, CPS DOES MESS UP, WE ALL NEED TO GET TOGETHER AND BE HEARD AS A GROUP.. CPS HAS SCREWED UP TAKEN OUR KIDS HAS NO EVIDENCE AND WE ARE FIGHTING BACK… THEY THINK EVERYONE IS LOW INCOME DOESN’T UNDERSTAND HOW TO USE THE INTERNET, WE HAVE FOUGHT BACK WE WANT TO HELP YOU ALL UNDERSTAND YOUR RIGHTS BEFORE ITS TO LATE. DONT BE FOOLED.. WE ARE STRONG CHRISTIANS AND THE DEVIL IS A LIAR. DONT SIT BACK AND THINK THEY WANT TO HELP, THEY ARE WILLING TO BRAKE RULES TO GET PROMOTIONS, UNTRAINED, UNPROFESSIONAL, AND ITS TIME TO SPEAK OUT…. CONTACT ME 8174496430

    Comment by tariq abubaker — April 2, 2008 @ 9:48 pm



  9. Tariq , will keep you in my prayers, beleive me I been there ( twice) , God willing you will got your kids back soon,

    Comment by Sam — April 2, 2008 @ 11:11 pm



  10. IF YOU TRULY WANT TO FIGHT AND NEED HELP IN HOW TO FIGHT THEM THEN CALL ME. IF YOU WANT YOUR KIDS BACK CALL ME. I AM THE OWNER OF DEFENDING PARENTAL RIGHTS ASSOCIATION. D.P.R.A I AM HEAR TO LISTEN TO YOUR CASE TO GIVE YOU FREE ADVISE, I AM NOT AN ATTORNEY AND MY ADVICE IS FREE BUT YOU SHOULD ALWAYS CONSULT A PROFESIONAL ATTORNEY. BUT I HAVE A LITTLE HOPE THAT WE CAN TALK AND I CAN HELP YOU IN SOME WAY. NEED A FRIENDS IN GODS NAME HERE I AM. CALL ME AT 203-345-4159 LEAVE A MESSAGE. I AM ALL EARS………..

    KEEP YOUR HEAD UP YOUR KIDS NEED YOU. FIGHT THE JOURNEY IS LONG BUT GOD IS WITH YOU EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.

    Comment by Damaris Ramirez — April 2, 2008 @ 11:12 pm



  11. 4 months ago cps took my grandson. They charged my daughter with medical neglect and abondoment, both which were ridiculous.They dropped those 2 charges and are looking for anything and everything to keep him. My husband and I were finger printed and had a back ground check so we could bring him home to our home but they keep making excuses for that not to happen. We are so afraid they are going to try to adopt him out. The only thing my daughter is guilty of is missing a couple of doctor appts. They lie, they make things up to use against her, it has been a nightmare. He needs to be with his family. We have had visits with him where he is dirty and he smells, cps said they were going to get him out of there but he is still there. What is going on here?

    Comment by Cheryl — April 3, 2008 @ 12:13 am



  12. CHERYL, we know what you’re going through. My niece had her baby taken away and CPS has NOTHING and they continue to ‘reach’ for anything. Please read our story on our website. My niece and her baby need each other, just as your grandson needs his mother. CPS believes they have the power of GOD and because of the confidentiality clause due to working with minors, they have NO accountability what-so-ever! Whatever they write on their reports is the law because no one checks the validity of them. CPS LIES LIES LIES! They are THE most corrupt government agency that I am aware of.

    CPS is pulling the same kind of garbage with my sister and her husband (grandparents) as with you. And of course with my niece, the baby’s mom. You need to arm yourself, read everything you can about CPS. Scan this website for anything and everything. LEARN YOUR RIGHTS! Did you know that you as grandparents have the RIGHT to visitation?

    I will be praying for you and everybody on this website. Our baby (my grand-niece) is in the care of her alcoholic father who also has an ager issue, and CPS wants to grant full custody to him! All because he’s completed anger management and alcohol abuse courses AND because he’s had more time with a parent aide. My niece was not assigned a parent aide for three months after the baby’s father was assigned one. CAN ANYBODY ELSE HERE SMELL FOUL? So because my niece has had less time with a parent aide (because CPS couldn’t afford her one) she is being punished. You know why? BECAUSE SHE HAS DONE NOTHING AND THEY ARE RUNNING SCARED!

    So Cheryl, FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT! And NEVER give up!

    GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY!

    Comment by Deanna for Megan & Adia Belle — April 3, 2008 @ 7:10 am



  13. LET’S ALL FIGHT CPS TOGETHER!

    People, it will take ALL of us to do something about the corrupt nature of CPS. They and the state receives money for ‘bringing’ in and placing children somewhere other than with the children’s families.

    If we all come together, in EVERY state and FIGHT and FIGHT HARD, WE CAN DO SOMETHING! GOD can move mountains on the drop of a dime so let’s all band together!

    Please visit our website or email me at dayspring63 at cox.net.

    LET’S FIGHT TOGETHER PEOPLE! GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU!

    Comment by Deanna for Megan & Adia Belle — April 3, 2008 @ 7:21 am



  14. Deanna—–etc.

    I now have ALL my granddaughters I my permenant care and control, unrestricted, per the judges orders!!! I now only answer to that judge 1/2 hour per year. Thats’ it.

    He slapped CPS’ hands for the foul play and perjury he caught them in. He put a forma admonishment on the record during the final 2 hearings.

    I may have them all back, BUT I am continuing to fight because I have seen judges come back months later and suddenly change their minds, removing the kids.

    I will not let that happen. With every conversion I have to have with CPS, even though our case was ordered dismissed over a month ago, I let them know we all now know our rights and will not let them trample on us again. They can just send everything thru our family atty!!!

    I am told, our press release is just about ready, and the petition for the Federal court IS ready. We are just waiting to file becasue CPS is STILL calling with excuses for contact with us. It’s harrassment! They lost! Deal with it!!!!!

    We just keep adding their attempts at harrassment after dismissal to our petition.

    Comment by Cheryl — April 3, 2008 @ 8:43 am



  15. I think that yes, CPS do sometimes make mistakes, but I am a child that was taken from my biological parents due to abuse when I was six months old, SIX MONTHS, and am now happily with an adoptive family at age nineteen. I believe CPS does the best that it can with the laws in place. If not for them, then thousands of children would still be in homes where they are daily abuse, neglected, and just all around treated beyond horribly. To you who say that you were falsely accused, well, there must have been a reason someone falsely accused you. If its false, then you should be able to prove it. Don’t blame the system for doing its job.

    That’s why I thank CPS, because who knows where I would be or what condition I would be in now if it wasn’t for them.

    Comment by Cindy — April 3, 2008 @ 9:34 am



  16. And regards to Cheryl, your daughter should not have missed the doctors appointments. IF they were scheduled, then they were important. Don’t blame CPS for bad parenting.

    Comment by Cindy — April 3, 2008 @ 9:36 am



  17. I AHVE AN UNUSUAL SITUATION, MY TWINS WERE TAKEN AWAY FROM US AFTER MY THEN 7 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER HAD 2 UNEXPLAINED FRATURES. I TOOK ME DAUGHTER NBACK & FORTH TO THE PEDIATRICIAN, THE HOSPITAL & AN ORTHOPEDIST IN NA MATTER OF 3-4 WEEKS ASKING WHY MY DAUGHTER STOP USING HER ARM & LEG, AFTER THE FORTH WEEK I THEN TOOK HER TO ANOTHER HOSPITAL FOR HELP. WELL THIS IS WHEN OUR NIGHTMARE BEGAN. THE HOSPITAL DID AN EXRAY & SAW 2 FRATURES & IMMEDIATELY CALLED CPS STATING WE ABUSE OUR CHILDREN. WHEN I FOUND OUT SHE HAD A FRATURE I FELT SHE HAD SOMETHING WRONG WITH HER BONES. SHE NEVER FELL, GOT HURT OR EVEN CRIED IN PAIN. I EALLY NEW THERE WAS SOMTHING WRONG WITH HER. TEH HOSPITAL REFUSED TO DO THE TESTING & MY CHILDREN NOW ARE 1 & i STILL DO NOT HAVE CUSTODY. WE HAVE FOUND OUT THAT SHE DOES HAVE A BONE DISEASE & THIS IS WHY HER BONES HAVE BROKEN, BUT CPS IS STILL GIVING US SUCH A HARD TIME. THE CHILDREN HAVE BEEN LIVING IN OUR HOME WITH SUPERVISION. BUT THIS HAS JUST COMPLETELY PUT SUCH A BURDEN ON OUR FAMILY.

    Comment by Kelly — April 3, 2008 @ 11:15 am



  18. Hi,
    If c.p.s. files a parental rights termination motion, are the
    parents rights definetly terminated?
    My caseworker claims they don’t
    make much money,but why is she
    against me? Any advice is grealty
    appreciated. Good luck with your
    cases.

    Comment by Carrie — April 3, 2008 @ 4:19 pm



  19. I would like to clear up something in regards to Cindy’s comment. One of the doctor appointments my daughter was running late, she called and told them she would be 10 minutes late ( I was there when she called. The Dr.s office said they would have to reschedule her). I didn’t realise that missing one of two doctors appts. was considered bad parenting, and certainly not grounds to take your child away.

    Comment by Cheryl — April 3, 2008 @ 11:42 pm



  20. I’m here because CPS took my 16 year old daughter. While it’s true that her and I had a fight and I took it out on a door I feel that CPS over reacted. My daughter who was not hurt is now in a foster home. The ex-husband told Social workers lies about me so this is the reason CPS is treating me bad. They are violating Hippa laws by faxing documents to my doctor, they have lied to the Court, refused me my visitation.They won’t transfer my case to Northern California where my work is and and I can’t leave my child. Financially I am going upside down but they don’t care. These people are ruthless. I’d like to see CPS be reformed because they are corrupt. I need an attorney fast. I’m near San Luis Obispo 805-461-5338

    Comment by Kathleen Dearinger — April 4, 2008 @ 2:10 am



  21. I’m here because my neighbor TRIED to have my kids taken from me. She told them I was unfit because I was on depression meds, that my husband threatened to strangle our son, that my oldest son was too violent because he wore army clothes all the time and that she thinks he molests my daughter! and that my husband is never home, and underware was shown in our basement (her kids were 2&4 and mine were 2, 4 ,7) TG all charges were dropped. But I have to live next to her, and see her everyday going about her business and living life, while I am suffering from what she did (its been 2 years) and everytime my door bell rings I panic and find I cant do things because she will be that the same places. I even tried to forgive her and they want nothen to do with me. I worry what she is telling people at school about me and neighbors. Its just not fair. I am not a perfect mom, but I sre didnt deserve this!

    Comment by Jeri Fell — April 4, 2008 @ 5:59 am



  22. Cindy, My husband & I are victims of totally false allegations & hearsay. I was pregnant at the times the accusations occured & they snatched the baby, under the assumption that ‘there might be abuse’. Well, there was NEVER any abuse to begin with! They conducted a major witchhunt in my case.Where does Child Predatory Services come up with the money to actively pursue cases of non-abuse. Oh Yea, thru Title IV funding. This is a 6 billion dollar a year industry. Yes kids that are really being abused need help & the perpertrators punished to the full extent of the law (including fosterers), but they waste too much time & resourses on flimsy neglect cases such as my own! Here where I live, they hate straight 2 parent married families & embrace ‘alternative’ lifestyles. The caseworker involved is a lesbian, as well as the corrupt judge who gives convicted child molesters their kids back, but throws the book at us!

    Comment by Susan — April 4, 2008 @ 6:23 am



  23. Jeri, I know the feeling! The excuse of a human being that snitched on me lives directly across the street for me in a 4 plex. This all began in Aug. of 05 & the stupid b*tch still hasn’t moved. She always sits outside smoking, facing my house too making my skin crawl. I know she’s a DHS goon, but she don’t work. Must be nice. I bust my ass at 2 jobs. The feminazis that have my 3 kids don’t work either and are always together in a codependant relationship. My oldest hates it there, and she is old enough to choose where she wants to live, but Colorado is so corrupt & the nazis like the money too much.

    Comment by Susan — April 4, 2008 @ 6:28 am



  24. Dear Cindy,
    Missing a doctor’s appointment or two is not by any means bad parenting. You have been totally brainwashed by the system. What was the reason you were taken from your parents? Do you really know the whole truth about your removal or just what you’ve heard from your adoptive parents and CPS? Do your adoptive parents know the truth, or just what your caseworker wanted them to know? Trust me I was wrongfully accused, but how can I prove other wise, when my caseworker has lied repeatedly, and when she is caught in a lie the judge retracts it for her? I have completed everything that was required of me and my caseworker had enough nerve to tell my children that the reason they can’t come home is because I didn’t do what I was told!!My children will know the truth, because I have all the paperwork to back my side up. We aren’t a bunch of child abusers complaining about our rights, we are loving, caring good parents who should have never lost our children. How dare you judge us when you don’t know all of the story. I was a foster child too, so I know all about the system.

    Comment by Kandice Cantrell — April 4, 2008 @ 6:51 am



  25. Cindy-

    Your comment “and regards Cheryl” about missing an appointment. I have no idea where you got that from.

    I never said any such thing. maybe someone elses comment was who you meant to address that to?????

    I certainly wasn’t I.

    Comment by Cheryl — April 4, 2008 @ 8:26 am



  26. Never mind. I see we have another Cheryl——

    Comment by Cheryl — April 4, 2008 @ 8:26 am



  27. Cindy-

    While you may have been actually abused, and I mean maybe, my grandkids were not!!!!! They were pulled because CPS did not feel a 3 bedroom 2 bath home was large enough to house a family of 6 on a limited income.

    The house was sanitary, had heat and cooling and hot water. There was food on the table. And the parents worked the tales off to make sure it stayed that way WITHOUT ever having to apply for welfare!

    SO is this what they get for making a life for their kids? CPS up the butt?

    Now funny thing…IF they had gone on welfare, money they really were not entitled to, they would not have been accussed of “neglect”. Charges dismissed 15 months later!!

    Welfare would have provided free housing, more money for food that would probably go to waste, and medical care, which was already being taken care of off one paycheck. They paid their own way thru life.

    So excuse me for being proud that the parents choose to hold up their heads and work for everything they do have, even if CPS does not approve of it.

    I also was a foster kid years ago. I can tell you from experience that over time from hearing only 1 side of the story, I relly believed that I was abused.

    However as I grew up and opened my mind, I realized that what I thought was abuse, was reallly just my perspective on it. If I was grounded, I thought that was abuse. When I rebelled to get my own way in anything, I called that abuse.

    Somehow, grewing older and looking back on it, I can now accept that none of it was parents abuse, but myselfr being selfish and using the system to get my own way.

    As you grow older, you may come to realize that some of what happened was merely “good parenting” that you objected to because you wanted to run your own life.

    Comment by Cheryl — April 4, 2008 @ 8:50 am



  28. my child was taken because of “emotional abuse”…since you can’t take a child for emotional abuse i’m going to sue the pants off of d.c.f.s the c.s.w’ s the scw’s and the moo moo i mean the mom is the one who physically abused the child……….

    Comment by jo — April 4, 2008 @ 9:22 am



  29. Woah! I didn’t mean to start a war! I was just saying what had happened to me, and in regards to people asking if I had only gotten one side of the story, that is incorrect. I have seem both my casefile and talked to my biological mother, and I can still safely say that I have never been glader for CPS.

    I am also not saying that everything CPS does is right, or that the system doesn’t need to be reformed because it most certainly does, but I also think that sometimes CPS does the right thing…

    and to Cheryl, I have nothing against parents doing thier best, and I absolutely respect your family for doing the best that they could. I was in no way meaning any kind of disrespect. My comment about the missing doctors appointments is that things of that nature can be extreamely important, especially if there was more than one appointment missed. Rescheduling for reasons is one thing, but missing them is an entirely different matter.

    And in regards to my situation being a case of ‘good parenting’ that I refused to admit, I was six months old and my back was used as a cigarette ashtray, I still have slight scars on almost all of my vertabrae…my biological mother was also pushed down the stairs by my sperm donar. If there was no CPS, I might be dead. Please do not assume to tell me what I went through was not abuse when you no absolutely nothing about what happened.

    And again, didn’t mean to start an arguement, I was just stating what I think.

    Comment by Cindy — April 4, 2008 @ 7:09 pm



  30. When Social Services files for termination of parental rights it is important that you are represented by a lawyer in court. You need to make sure that the department did their jobs in trying to reunify you with your children. Social Services should have provided you with services for you and the children to improve the situation in which they first removed the children. Only a judge can terminate parental rights, you must do all you can to challenge the termination. On what grounds is social service trying to terminate your parental rights, how long have they been in foster care?

    Comment by Kimberly Hampton — April 4, 2008 @ 7:10 pm



  31. Jo-

    Children can be removed for emotional abuse, however, emotional abuse is extremely hard to prove and there must be Physician documentation to substantiate the emotional abuse. There may have been other issues going on from which they based their removal. Can you give more details about your situation and I can better understand what CPS was thinking and can provide you with some answers and direction on how to deal with the system after your child’s removal. Children should always be removed as a last resort, it is unfortunate that emotional abuse would be the sole reason CPS removed a child. Did you have prior CPS history?

    Comment by Kimberly Hampton — April 4, 2008 @ 7:15 pm



  32. I had dealt with CPS and CPS Court for several years (2002-2006) due to being a victim of domestic violence and my child being witness to it.

    CPS accused me of causing “emotional damage” or “may cause emotional damage to my child in the future” (they come up with such vague false accusations!) and I was going on Trial in CPS Court in 2004. I fought CPS to the bone and became my own attorney - knowledge is POWER!

    CPS thought I would back down and accept their accusations and be forced to play their “Case Plan” game, but I refused! CPS canceled the Trial the night before it was to begin and I WON my case!

    CPS was angry that I was strong and knew my rights. They continued to watch me and in 2006 they filed a “failure to protect” case against me because my husband was arrested for DV against me while I was at work (my child wasn’t even in the home - we had moved to a relatives home by then) and I ended up having to move my child and I into a domestic violence women’s shelter for 7 months to prevent CPS from taking custod7y of her! IT WAS HORRIBLE! I was forced to play their game - but I didn’t let them stomp me!

    When my CPS case closed in 2007 I was hired as a Family Advocate and worked to help families stay together while dealing with CPS. I worked in the SAME office as the CPS Workers who brought cases against me! It was a GREAT experience.

    I would like to offer any help I can give in support of parents going thru CPS Hell. It is very isolating and scary dealing with CPS.

    Comment by Kari — April 4, 2008 @ 8:24 pm



  33. You can email me at twilightmoon1@netzero.com

    Comment by Kari — April 4, 2008 @ 8:49 pm



  34. KIMBERLY HAMPTON,
    IN FAMLY LAW COURT I GOT CUSTODY 2005 BECAUSE OF PHYSICAL ABUSE. 2006,SAME COURT R.O. BECAUSE OF ABUSE,THE MOM ABUSED BOTH TIME’S.AND SHE WHENT FREE….2007,REMOVED FROM MY CARE BECAUSE MOM ABUSED AGAIN.THEY SAID I TOLD MY CHILD TO SAY BAD THING’S ABOUT MOM….AND TO THIS DAY I TOLD MY CHILD NOTHING OF THE FACT.MY CHILD TOLD THE TRUTH IN COURT AND TO THE C.S.W.ABOUT WHAT HAPPENDTHAT DAY AT HER MOM’S HOSE AND NO ONE LISTEN TO HER NOT EVEN THE REFEREE LISTEN THAT’S WHY I GOT A REHERING…………………………THANK GOD

    Comment by jo — April 4, 2008 @ 10:25 pm



  35. Support Groups meet in these states:

    AZ
    IL
    OR
    NY
    TX

    To find where they meet go to California Website:

    http://www.kidjacked.com

    IL is actually not a support group, but is a site set up by lawyers who are class-actioning Illinois, possibly to the US Supreme Court.

    Dupuy v Samuels

    Further info: ( Illinois only)

    http://www.familydefensecenter.org

    For Illinois residents only who have been predated upon by DCFS. There is a cost to join this group around $15, but this site could help many in the US should this case by reviewed by USSC.

    It concerns *safety plans* and how folks are coerced to sign these.

    Comment by Fern — April 5, 2008 @ 4:49 am



  36. CPS has ruined my family Cindy. My case is all based on hearsay, false allegations, and very flimsy neglect that would never hold up in a REAL court of law. We completed their ’service plan’, jumped thru all their stupid hoops, and my husband was regularly piss tested & they ALL were negative! they even made me go thru the humiliation of UAs when I have NEVER had a substance abuse problem. I totally agree that child abuse is a horrendous crime. The perpertrators need to rot in prison for the rest of thier miserable lives & have done to them what they have done to their victims!

    Comment by Susan — April 5, 2008 @ 7:38 am



  37. We have a 9 year old son with special needs - global developmental delays, severe speech delay, behavioral issues, etc. Along with the behavioral issues are episodes of self-injurious behavior - his Special Day Class teacher has expressed to us her concern regarding the self-injurious behavior (SIB) he has exhibited and she has witnessed at school. He has only been in that program since February 22nd, 2008. We have years of IEP’s that document our concerns and multiple behavior plans in place - some ideas worked, some haven’t. Unfortunately, he had an episode of SIB on Thursday, April 3 at home which caused some bruising on his face. We took him to school on Friday the 4th - that afternoon, I received a phone call from CPS saying that she was called by his school. When I explained to her how the bruises got there - she said to me, “I looked at him and those don’t look like they were self-inflicted”. We were never called by the teacher or principal regarding this ‘intervention’ and the CPS case manager even left her business card in the back pocket of my son’s jeans. We have been buzzing around this morning trying to get a hold of his pediatricians (primary and specialized) to see if they can look at him. My husband and I both feel like we had a pretty ‘open-book’ relationship with the SDC instructor and aides, and now feel that our relationship has been ‘contaminated’ and we are wondering what our rights are. The case manager has only spoken to me (although she tried visiting the house unannounced as she left her business card there) and intends on speaking to my husband and possibly our 7-year old daugther. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

    Comment by Jennifer — April 5, 2008 @ 10:23 am



  38. Jennifer:

    So sorry for the situation you find yourself in. I am surprised that his SIB was not noted and addressed in his previous IEP’s.

    I know many schools make children wear helmets, etc.

    It is possible that there was a sub school nurse or a sub employee who felt they had to call. Not sure.

    Remember, schools have a myraid of staff aside from classroom teachers. If he has an IEP he may be meeting with as many as 3-5 different personnel within the school day. Language spec., OT, PT etc.

    Please remember that schools are often punished for not calling CPS.

    It only takes 1 person to call—and the call COULD ( although this sounds like it is someone who is in contact with your son daily.) have come from anyone. CPS does NOT and will NOT tell you who made the call.

    Does your school have a Parents Group who address or talk about SpED issues?

    If so, I would make some discreet comments through them–and find out if this situation has been happening with other parents in your school district.

    Anyone who has spent any time around seriously delayed children is familiar with self injury and in many cases, staff can be injured, bitten, kicked, too.

    When cw comes, simply wait until you have read about your rights here or through other groups.

    Just be polite, and do not engage in a lengthy conversation.

    You are under NO obligation to call back until you know your parental rights in this situation.

    I would refer you 2 other Website–

    http://www.familyrights.us

    and http://www,kidjacked.com

    Family rights is packed with info. Their search engine is good. Take a look on the left side for Contents.

    Do you live in any of these states?

    AZ, OR, NY, TX, or Illinois. I just posted about weekly support group meetings held there.

    Join these Message Boards. Others will give you help.

    You need to register to join these Message Boards. You will need to give your state, too.

    Best of luck with your son. BTW, the standard advice which folks dispense is NOT to send a child to school with bruises.

    And we all know that folks bruise differently. I get huge black and blue hematomas when they miss my veins in blood draws.

    Don’t worry. But read all the information and be prepared. Unfortunately, I do not like to say this, but CPS really does not want to help you or your family. They want to maintain their stats and keep their jobs.

    Best. F.

    Comment by Fern — April 5, 2008 @ 2:49 pm



  39. I also have http://www.myspace.com/jodiehayeshatescps
    there are alot of Anti-CPS people there.
    It really helps to know you are not alone..

    My grand baby was taken out of my home where my daughter was living due to false claims from ex boyfriend. We proved those false but CPS found their own reasons for taking her. They are wrong and deceitful and I am not sure how they sleep at night or how they expect to go to Heaven when they die.

    I predict that after enough people in America get tired of CPS- Someone will take matters into their own hands. After all they ar terminating rights left and right- leaving behind a trail of broken hearts –those broken hearts will lash out and we will get the media attention we all want but for the wrong reason..

    One person will be willing to sacrifice their live to help the rest. After all many believe there is nothing to live for after you take the most precious lives closest to a mothers heart! That day will come!!!

    The twin towers will be nothing compared to the loss experienced by a Nation of helpless parents against our Government!!!

    We ALL must fight IF we are to even think we can change the Future of families!

    I do not think America is ready to hear that America is NOT FREE!! Most are too lazy and too compliant to do anything about it!

    Comment by Jodie Hayes — April 5, 2008 @ 3:24 pm



  40. Im here my two boys were taken 11-28-07 for no apparente reason. Sure I have faulse accusations and my now ex husband caused alot. We have divorsed and a restraining order. I have busted to do what cps has wanted me to do to get my boys back. On March 13th cps told me I could have my boys back. Alls I needed to do now was wait for the juge to sign the order. Well cps let me have my boys for Easter. I took them back to the foster home. On Friday of the next week I calll to see if the judge signed the order and my caseworker told me we needed to talk. They told me they had 3 people see my ex husband at my house Easter weekend. So they took all my rights away except to visit for 2 hours at a time supervised. Cps also vialated my confedentuality act by telling my exs grandma everything, and taking my cell phone away from me and looking thew it. im back to square one. They are talking to terminate my prental rights or open adoption. i dont know what to do from here.

    Comment by Jami — April 5, 2008 @ 8:28 pm



  41. Fern:

    Thank you for your words of encouragement and links to get some information

    His SIB is documented in EVERY IEP he has had. In fact, I just went through my binder last night and highlighted and marked all the pages that make reference to his SIB - types of, anticedents that set it off, etc., so that should CPS ask for some sort of documentation I would be ready. (BTW - we’re in CA)

    Unfortunatley, we have already become a thorn in the side to the district as we just met with them (same day as CPS intervention) with regard to getting our son a different behaviorist (obviously, her methodologies aren’t working - hence the increase in the SIB) so I’m concerned that this may just complicate things.

    Thank you for the reference to the website for the parents’ rights - that is our biggest question right now - what do we say? How to we prepare our 7-year old?

    I am most concerned right now on going forward, how I’m supposed to carry on an amicable relationship with the staff when I’m under a microscope like this? Again - we were an open book to their staff - very communicative and engaging. We’re not one of these parents that just drop off their kid at school as a source of respite.

    Thank you again -
    Jennifer

    Comment by Jennifer — April 6, 2008 @ 11:45 am



  42. Jami, ask for an emergency court hearing. If CPS claims that three people said they saw your ex-husband at your home when your children were there, then if you have a show cause hearing or an emergency hearing then they would have to subpena those people to court to testify to that statement. That will serve two purposes, you can then confront the person who made the statements and challenge them. Or those statements were never made. Also, ask to see the CPS records regarding your case. That must be done in a courtroom.

    Comment by Kimberly Hampton — April 6, 2008 @ 8:02 pm



  43. Thank you Kim. I go and see my atterny tomorrow and Im going to see what he says. I will ask him if I can do that. I would like to know who the 3 people are.

    Jami

    Comment by Jami — April 6, 2008 @ 8:37 pm



  44. Kimberly Hampton:

    At any point will I be allowed access to the CPS records regarding my son’s case? I would like a copy for my own record since there has been on-going resistance from the school district to provide a different behaviorist for our son. How would I go about getting a copy? How do I know that they have closed or dismissed the case?

    Since there is documentation in our son’s cummulative file at the district - I have the parent copies - (IEP’s, Positive Behavior Plans, Progress Reports, etc.) that there is a clear problem with SIB with our son’s behavior issue, will they ask for those documents before proceeding with interviewing our 7-year old? I advised the CW that I would sign a release so she would be able to review those docs. (Maybe I offered too much by doing that?) I also have scheduled a Dr.’s appt. with his primary pediatrician to look at the bruising. If the Doc writes a statement that supports my case, do I ‘volunteer’ this document to the CW or wait until she asks for it? How can I request that she review school/medical documentation supporting evidence of SIB before she proceeds with any more interviewing?

    My mind is running a mile a minute - any advise you can provide would be appreciated.

    Jennifer

    Comment by Jennifer — April 6, 2008 @ 10:10 pm



  45. Jennifer:

    Somehow, I suspect the behaviorist.

    Is this person a masters degreed certified ABA specialist?

    Some school districts hire just anyone, but since you used the term “behaviorist”, I assume you are speaking of someone with some training and experience.

    A B.A. degree alone does not cut it. Behaviorists need intensive experience with children with extreme acting out behavior. Even a classroom teacher is not sufficient.

    How many behaviorists does your school district have on staff? Sounds like there are others.

    No big deal to switch. Parents ask for kids to be switched from classrooms all the time.

    What state?

    I would not volunteer anything. And most folks here would caution and warn you against letting CPS review any medical records. His school records are private.

    Listen to the cw. Do not attempt to give them any more information than necessary. You are innocent until proven guilty.

    The more information you provide, the better their chances of messing up.

    In some states, cw’s need not have a college degree. Often, these are 6 week wonders.

    Jennifer, traditionally the oppressed have resisted. The middle class has no experience with this intrusion or the depth of it.

    Think Divorce Court. Think what happens when Government attempts to run families. See how many folks are pleased with family court.

    Unfortunately, with CPS they have a lower reputation than Family Court. In Washington state, DSHS is the most sued agency of the government.

    Now you will understand why.

    Hope your son improves. Hope his day can be brighter. I wish everyone could understand just how difficult it is to parent a child who is not born *perfect.*

    Please try to get in touch with the parents group in your district. A little *gossip* about staff does not hurt, and may illuminate your problem.

    And yes, many parents have extreme difficulties with Sp Ed. It costs the schools mucho bucks. But now you do not need an atty to sue S.D., in Federal Court on behalf of your child.

    Good luck, Get back to us. And register on Message Boards. There are folks to help.

    Comment by Fern — April 7, 2008 @ 5:58 am



  46. I think this website is misguided and misinformed. How many more children are killed by abusive parents than foster parents? Just last week, one of the kids I take care of lost her friend due to his father’s abuse. A child’s death is something to be mourned, not something that should be turned into propaganda. This fact is just ridiculous. It is our God given right to have children, not to abuse them, or to drink while taking care of them, or to do drugs while they around or in utero. I firmly stand behind CPS and their choice to take kids from parents, it’s not about ripping families apart, its about protecting children from their already abusive family. Stop the abuse and that will stop the fostering of children.

    Comment by Stephanie — April 7, 2008 @ 8:12 am



  47. Gee Stephanie, what about parents that fit none of that criteria whose children were snatched? Ever think about that one. Yup, it does happen! I’m the example. Read my posts. If you have any shread of a conscience,you will have EMPATHY for the parents who are FALSELY ACCUSED. I totally agree that children should NEVER be abused at all, but CPS is a greater child predator to kids than a random stranger. They profit from pimping out children from loving 2 parent families such as my own. All for the almighty dollar. MY CHILDREN ARE NOT FOR SALE!

    Comment by Susan — April 7, 2008 @ 9:16 am



  48. Also, what about the children in foster homes with CHILD MOLESTERS?????? It happens all the time! Corrupt Colorado even gives/sells children to homosexuals. You are soooooo misguided!

    Comment by Susan — April 7, 2008 @ 9:18 am



  49. If it takes a village to raise a child, then the government are its idiots!

    Comment by Susan — April 7, 2008 @ 12:14 pm



  50. April 07, 2008
    My name is Elizabeth Gomez, I am the mother of Emily M. Gomez (9/29/00), Nevaeh E. Gomez (10/25/03) and Abigail D. Lamotte (5/20/05). I am writing this letter to request for my Case to be heard by a Judge for the following reasons:
    My story is the following: (Copy of my Complaint Letter: Briefly)
    My case with DCFS was opened on May 3, 2007. A CSW arrived at my home and informed me that a report had been made to the child abuse hotline by an annonymous caller who alleged that I was using ilegal drugs and abusing my children.
    The Detention Hearing was held on May 16, 2007. The Referee ordered for my children to remain released and remain with me.
    Mediation was on June 21, 2007. On that day the Mediator informed me that there were no allegations against me because they were “unfound”, she also informed me of the “new” allegations that were “found” and “sustained” against John Lamotte. Mr. Lamotte is the father of Abigail (5/20/05). Mr. Lamotte and I had been separated since September of 2006 due to Domestic Violence (I was the victim) and I had a restraining ordered against him issued in April of 2007. Mr. Lamotte was to begin having monitored visits, to which he did not agree and decided to take it to trial. I was informed by the Mediator that the trial hearing was scheduled for July 2007, in addition, she told me that I did not have to be present because there were no allegations against me.
    On June 22, 2007, another hearing was held but I don’t know what happened on that day. “Court finds report was received from DCFS”. (Jurisdiction/Disposition Report?)
    On June 29, 2007, I was arrested for “possession of fraudulent documents” and my children were Physically Detained with no court order, and without informing me. My children were placed in a foster home without making any effort to contact their grandmothers.
    On July 5, 2007, (Orig. Hearing: ADJ, Actual Hearing: ADJ, Petition File DT: 07/05/07) Changes were made including but not limited to 385 WIC Petition Hearing was held, First Amended Petition was Filed, Petition Filed on 05/16/07 was Dismissed, My children were ordered: Detained, and Children ordered detained in: Shelter Care. I was not served with a Notice of the Hearing, nor was my Removal Order from County Jail submitted. Therefore, I was not present at the Hearing. It should be noted that a couple of days later, I was informed of the hearing by one of the family members involved in the case. “The Court states that it has read and considered the DCFS report dated: 07/05/07″. (Detention Report?)
    The reports from DCFS “Jurisdiction/Disposition Report” (Children remained with me) dated 6/21/2007 and the “Detention Report” (Children had already been placed in a Foster Home) dated 07/05/07, state the complete opposite of one another. However, the Detention Report was all the evidence that the Referee had when she ordered for my children to be detained and placed in Shelter Care.
    On July 10, 2007, my Removal Order from County Jail was submitted and I was present in Court for the Adjudication Hearing. I was not informed of any changes nor was I informed of the “new” allegations against me. The Referee did not read out the Petition to me, and “the Court found Good Cause to Continue the Adjudication to 7/18/07″. “Mother and Fathers are ordered back to court on 7/18/07 without further Order, Notice or Subpoena. The Court did not Order for my Removal from County Jail and I was not present for the following Court Hearing.
    On July 18, 2007, I was not present for the Hearing and neither was my Court appointed Attorney Dennis Smeal. I am not sure of what exactly happened on this day and I was not provided with a copy of the report from DCFS. It should be noted that Melanie Pellerin, Dependency Investigator CSWII, did not serve me with the Notice of the Hearing as stated and signed by her on the “Proof of Service” letter. (7/18/07 at 3:00pm, Personal Service).
    On July 25, 2007, I was present for the Hearing and was informed by my Attorney that we were there for a trial hearing, however, he did not inform me of the changes in my case. After waiting for almost two hours, my Attorney approaches me and informs me that “Mr. Lamotte had decided that he did not want to take it to trial after all because he did not want to waste time” instead “he was willing to waive his rights to fight the allegations and just worry about getting the children out of the foster home”. My Attorney “adviced” me that “it was the best thing for me to do as well, just sign and waive my rights and concentrate on getting the children returned to me”. I took my Attorney’s “Advice” and waived my rights. However, I did not find out until 2 months later that I had actually “admitted” to the allegations against me.
    On August 15, 2007, my 4 year old child was separated from her sisters and placed with her father without my approval. I did not agree with this decision and was told by the CSW and my court-appointed attorney that I had “no say” to where my children should be placed. I later discovered that I should have been given the opportunity to come to an agreement through Mediation. I also discovered that I did have my Parental Rights. Please read Letter from Parole Officer of Joe Perez, who is the father of Nevaeh, this letter is attached to the “Addendum Report” and should be in the Court File. If your Honor would prefer for me to submit a copy of this report, I will do so immediately.
    On December 26, 2007, I mailed (certified) a written request to the Referee to change my court appointed attorney because of “wrong advice” and I attached a copy of his “professional background” and a copy of my complaint form to the CA State Bar. About 2 weeks later I received a voicemail message from my Attorney telling me “I must have had a bad Christmas and that I shouldn’t be writing letters like that to anyone”.
    The 6 months review Hearing was held on January 23, 2008. I did not agree with the Recommendation from DCFS and I decided to take it to trial. Trial was scheduled for March 14, 2008. I was the only parent who had completed the Parenting classes, I showed proof that I had been drug testing for two different labs, all my test results are Negative, I had proof that I am currently supporting my mother (relative caretaker) and my children and I was the only parent who had constant visits with my children when they were placed in the foster home.
    On March 14, 2008, I was present in Court, however, Referee Truong was out sick on this day so the matter was continued to April 3, 2008.
    At this point. I don’t feel like anything that I have provided the Court has been taken into consideration. In addition, several court orders have not been followed by the other parents and/or DCFS and still the Court continues to consider DCFS reports and recommendations. I would also like to inform your Honor that the last two Reports from DCFS that have been submitted to the Court are inaccurate and state false information.
    I can respectfully provide the supporting evidence, proof and/or witnesses that I have available. In addition, a lot of the information should also be in the court file.
    NOTE: Last minute information: The Trial Court Hearing held yesterday 4/03/08 was once again continued to May 21, 2008. DCFS recommended that I start “Monitored Visits” again, however, my children’s Attorney did not agree with that recommendation and asked the court that the visitations remain the same. I had filed a Petition 388 and the Referee decided that my Petition and the Trial hearing would be heard together (two in one). In addition, I finally met the new CSW who is handeling my case, I had a face to face contact with her at the Wilshire Office, she did inform me that the CSW and SCSW that referred me to Family Preservation Services in 12/05/07, had made a mistake in providing me with those services and that she would make sure to correct it and terminate my Family Preservation Services.
    Thank you for your time.

    Comment by liz — April 7, 2008 @ 1:37 pm



  51. make no mistake when the department of children and family services change a case worker there up to something and without telling you who or what they really are that being an adoptions worker you are now at a different level and whats happen to you has already happened to us if we only knew then what we know now if you like to contact us please feel free 562 920-0062 ask for ana

    Comment by William Gleason — April 7, 2008 @ 4:32 pm



  52. For all of you who are ‘pro CPS’ know this; a CPS worker has more police powers than a trained officer. That means that CPS case workers can take children out of a home based on their ‘opinion’ of the situation without ever having had the proper training to make such decisions.

    Yes, our children DO need to be protected from abusive parents, NOT ONE PERSON ON THIS SITE DISPUTES THAT. However, every single day, every hour, a child is ripped away from it’s parent(s) with little or no evidence of child abuse OR strictly based on hearsay.

    CPS is needed BUT, it as an entire entity and each individual within the system, needs to be held accountable for every action they take whether positive or negative. Currently, individuals and the entity are ‘protected’ due to the law that prohibits open cases where a juvenile is involved. This means that CPS workers can ‘fudge’ or ‘botch’ documents, statements and other legal documents. They can conveniently ‘leave out’ crucial information which just may throw your case out and cause it to be closed. There is no one checking the accuracy or the validity of CPS case workers.

    With that said, there ARE Angels within the system and we have one right here on this site offering help and advice to those who ask. It’s just a shame that CPS has become such a monster because it started out as a real, honest organization who’s only intent was to help abused children. Now, unfortunately CPS is mostly an empire to make money and gain power.

    We must all work together to get government officials to do something about this out-of-control monster known as CPS and to reorganize and revamp the entity back into what it started out as….Money and power cannot be the motivation of CPS.

    Thank you to all of the CPS case workers who genuinely care and truly wish to help families. Let’s work together to make sure that EVERY CPS case worker is just as caring and genuine an not in the system for power!

    Comment by Deanna — April 7, 2008 @ 6:13 pm



  53. deanna,

    i agree w/ you there are good case workers and then there are BAD one ’s like here in lancaster,ca.and they are the money hungry fools that have no heart……………..

    Comment by jo — April 7, 2008 @ 7:15 pm



  54. In corrupt Fremont County, Colorado, I have not met ONE decent caseworker. The intake caseworker is a childless heartless freak who had it in for my family from the get-go just because I made the mistake of cursing her & her department! She then assumed that ‘there might be abuse’ & convinced the lesbian judge to destroy my children by sending them to live with lesbians. YES my story is totally true & I do have every bit of documentation if I can ever get decent representation, though probably not in this state.

    Comment by Susan — April 7, 2008 @ 7:59 pm



  55. The governmental agency has a price tag on every child’ head, and the state makes profits from the federal government to steal your children, then adopt them out. Child Protection Services will lie and commit perjury, as the judges do not honor their oath to validate a probable cause is needed with factual evidence to remove your children. The Indiana State Adoption Specialist, Stephanie Beasley-Fehrman, told us she was the regional case manager, but she lied.

    State Adoption Specialist
    Indiana Division of Family and Children
    Bureau of Family Protection and Preservation
    Stephanie Beasley-Fehrman
    402 West Washington Street, 3rd Floor, W-364
    Indianapolis, IN 46204
    (317) 232-4622
    Toll Free: (888) 204-7466
    Fax: (317) 232-4436
    World Wide Web: http://www.in.gov/fssa/adoption/index.html
    E-mail: sbeasley-fehrman@fssa.state.in.us

    But Stephanie is not aware of her title, as the State Adoption Specialist, as she addressed herself as the Regional Case Manager for Child Protection Services, 4/22/05, in the meeting of 5 adult family members and the then Marion County Director, Dan Carmin. The lies of DCS to family, children, the public, and the media is real, and many children are dying under state care without justice, as DCS workers are allowed to be immune for their neglect and failure to protect. Billions of tax dollars are supporting the crimes against families and children, in Indiana.

    Subject: RE: Reply
    Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 21:21:50 -0500
    From: “Beasley-Fehrman, Stephanie” View

    R….,
    Adoption specialist is not my area however I assume it was from the web? I don’t think I understand who you mean by the state adoption specialist in your email. (This is from Stephanie, acting like she doesn’t understand her title,

    Subject:
    Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 10:07:55 -0500
    From: “Beasley-Fehrman, Stephanie”
    To: ”
    Hello. I don’t think I understand who you mean by the state adoption specialist in your email. Stephanie

    Comment by RevealTruth — April 7, 2008 @ 8:24 pm



  56. Many states will do anything to steal your child, as profits of federal re-imbursements and incentives are given. Child Protection I un-contitutional, and parents must start filing law suits to make DCS, CPS accountable. This governmental agency lies and many children die under state care, never reported. Human trafficking business, as facade to protection.

    Pursuant to:

    Troxel v. Granville where ALL parents are presumed fit, competent and lack no defect.

    Koshko v. Haining it is unconstitutional for a judge to usurp “parental discretion” absent the requisite proof of parental unfitness

    Deprivation of Rights under the Color of Law
    Violation of Civil Rights under 42 U.S.C.*1983
    State law cannot provide immunity from suit for Federal Civil Rights violations. State law providing immunity from suit for child abuse investigators has no application to suits under *1983. Wallis v. Spencer, (9th Cir. 1999)

    Social workers and all other governmental employees may be sued for deprivation of civil rights under 42 U.S.C. *1983, if they are named in their official and individual capacity. Hafer v. Melo, (S.Ct.1991), as DCS used malicious intentions and all other governmental officials’ who either refused or failed to respond to the multitude of reported violations of DCS.

    Social workers are not immune for coercing or seizing a child from the parent without a warrant. Calabretta v. Floyd (9th Cir. 1999)
    Persons may not be seized without a court order or being placed under arrest.

    Children may not be removed from their home or seized from their parent by social workers/DCS, without notice and a hearing unless the officials have a reasonable belief that the child is in ‘imminent danger’, defined as loss of life or limb.

    Immunity is defeated if the official took the complained of action with malicious intention to cause a deprivation of rights, or the official violated clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which a reasonable person would have known. McCord v. Maggio, (5th Cir. 1991)

    Indiana allows state workers to make false and bogus documentation and court proceedings fabricated by DCS and their affiliates, with willful and malicious actions of DCS’ coercion, threats, and denial of civil & constitutional rights afforded to all US citizens, as Cynthia Blue, DCS worker, willingly and maliciously used coercion for SS to be walked out of the hospital & never see her baby again, forced SS to sign a CHINS and legal document for Methodist Hospital, “Waiver for Second Opinion”. Though SS made many pleads to speak to her parents, asked for legal assistance, and asked for her own pediatrician, Cynthia Blue, took actions with malicious intention to cause a deprivation of rights, and violated established statutory and constitutional rights of which a reasonable person would have known. McCord v. Maggio, (5th Cir. 1991). As well, as the blatant bogus falsification of court documentation, seizing a child without probable cause or valid evidence, and violation of Civil and Constitutional Rights, Cynthia Blue again violated with great intent to cause harm. Not only did she seize BS from SS by false hearsay, but she failed to have a probable cause or court order to justify her actions. No notification or investigation was performed as Cynthia Blue failed to provide factual evidence that BS was in imminent danger. Or the fact the BS had been in the care of the ‘alleged father’ for over 24 hours before seen by any medical professional. Therefore, Cynthia Blue many not simply claim or assert the defense of qualified immunity based on good faith, since a reasonably competent public official should know the law governing his or her conduct. Harlow v. Fitzgerald, 457 U.S. 800, 818 (1982). Every governmental agency and other affiliates noted above had been given documentation of the crimes committed against both civil and constitutional rights of both BS and SS, and the slanderous and libelous use of RS, while ignoring the cries for help against the vicious attacks of DCS to withhold BS from SS without any probable cause. Therefore, since all agencies can be proven to have been notified and plead with for help of such horrific criminal actions of a state worker, but yet failed to perform their own duties regarding the complaints, any and all state employees who allowed and failed to act after being given the information that a child was being withheld from her family, become by proxy, negligent, as the child seized without justice cause is an infringement on the family’ liberty of familial association. K.H. through Murphy v. Morgan (7th Cir. 1990). None of the above named defendants can claim immunity for such aggravated and malicious actions that have occurred, as they are not entitled to absolute immunity for pleadings filed to obtain an order and assisting in the use of information known to be false to further an investigation, or the use of deception to judicial officers to obtain a custody order or deliberately or recklessly incorporate known falsehoods into their reports. The use of information known to be false is not reasonable, and acts of deliberate falsity or reckless disregard of the truth are not entitled to qualified immunity. Snell v. Tunnel, (10 Cir. 1990). All governmental agencies were notified in writing of the unlawful actions to no avail.

    Cynthia Blue, DCS worker, violated SS rights to have her own doctor, used coercion and threats to sign a CHINS and legal document for Methodist Hospital for ‘Waiver of Second Opinion”, violated SS HIPPA rights, violated SS right to speak to a judge, willing seized SS infant, BS, for continued administration of medications without honoring the request for SS own doctor, and failure to obtain a warrant or probable cause, as there were no emergency or exigent circumstances valid. Cynthia Blue, willing violated the civil rights of the 4th, 6th and 14 Amendment rights and fabricated false charges without evidence, as described below. Social workers are not immune for coercing or seizing children from the parent without a warrant. Calabretta v. Floyd (9th Cir. 1999).
    Civil Rights violation under *1983 and conspiracy against rights covered under *1985 as Cynthia Blue and Andrea Goodwin, DCS documented they had founded substantiation that SS refused medical care of BS, of which is unfounded and not true. All medical lab reports revealed there was no such cause for the administration of a highly toxic medication to be administered to the 5 day old infant, BS. Statutory violations of IC 35-45-3-4 (Inference with custody of minor child),
    Cynthia Blue and Methodist Hospital , Beth Barron, MD, together violated HIPPA, as Beth Barron, MD, and other Methodist Hospital staff willingly allowed Cynthia Blue access to BS records without SS permission, and SS was threatened by Cynthia Blue to never see her child again if she refused to sign forced upon documents, or told anyone what was happening. Amendment rights 1st 4th, and 5th, 6th, 14th, were violated, and information regarding BS was given out to others without signed consent by SS, violating the patient’ right to privacy, HIPPA.
    Cynthia Blue forced maternal grandparents, RS & SRS, from the hospital with threats to remain quiet or never see the child again. SS rights were violated to have needed family support during the hospitalization of her first newborn, as Parent interest is of “the highest order”, ‘the vital importance of curing overzealous suspicion and intervention of the part of health care professionals and
    government officials. Thomason v. Scan Volunteer Services, Inc. (8th Cir. 1996)
    Cynthia Blue did not obtain a probable cause or court order, nor did she allow SS the right for due process. Removing SS’ rights to have the request honored for BS to be treated at a different hospital and personal doctor, and placing BS under state custody by use of coercion, threats, and force, the seizure of BS was unconstitutional and all documentation regarding the placement of BS under state custody were knowingly false information and violated SS’ 4th Amendment rights. Since BS was clearly not in immediate jeopardy and the intrusion of Cynthia Blue’ actions were not necessary, as the absence of exigent circumstances does not allow her actions to be seen as immune from her willingness to violate the rights of SS, as there were no valid evidence to support probable cause. (Hurlman V. Rice, 2nd Cir. 1991). At no time did Cynthia Blue listen as SS commented many times regarding her request for her own doctor, as Cynthia Blue only took the word and hearsay of hearsay of hospital staff and (fired) doctor that medical treatment was being denied for BS. Cynthia Blue willingly and knowingly violated the civil and constitutional rights of SS, which such actions caused great emotional distress, noted as intentional infliction of emotional distress.

    On December 2, 2004, SS was discharged from Methodist Hospital with BS, her precious baby daughter. When SS’ parents came to bring SS and BS home, SS’ mother noticed BS was symptomatic of dehydration due to the decrease of urine output, lethargic, lips very dry, not breast feeding as she should, and her bilirubin was above 13. (Mother, RS, by profession is a BSN, Registered Nurse, who worked on a Pediatric Unit for four years). The discharging nurse was requested to inform the physician of BS’ appearance of poor hydration, low urine output, drowsiness, and not nursing well, but the nurse on duty didn’t think anything was wrong, and ignored the request. BS was sent home with a bili-blanket and orders to return to the clinic the following day, 12/3/05, in order to obtain a blood test to follow up with the bilirubin value. SS was total custodial parent of BS, as the man, who later, forcibly claimed to be the father, refused to have his name placed on the birth certification at the time of BS’ birth. Therefore, at this given time, the infant was with one parent, that being SS, the mother.

    On December 3, 2004, as ordered, SS was scheduled to take the baby to the clinic for a blood test for BS to see if her bili had decreased, but it had increased to a dangerous level rising.. Therefore, SS was told to get the baby back to the hospital, SS did so as quickly as possible.

    On December 5, 2004, SS called her mom, RS, to ask for help at Methodist Hospital , because she didn’t understand why the doctor was giving her baby very toxic medication. SS’ mom & dad went to the hospital at her request. The doctor had phoned into the room, Dr. Beth Barron, and stated that SS had no choice to have a second opinion, and she, the doctor, would not allow her to see another doctor, not even Dr. P, Pediatrician, that Sarah knew very well, and trusted. Knowing that patient’s have rights to chose a doctor, Dr. Beth Barron was reminded that a patient has the right to chose a doctor, and that Dr. P’s emergency line had given the order that Dr. P would accept BS’s care, but must be brought to Wishard Hospital, because, Dr. P does not practice at Methodist. **Please, note, SS was NOT refusing treatment for BS nor placing her in danger, she asked to be seen for continued treatment by Dr. P, who she trusted very well and was very well aware of his quality of care. Dr. Barron stated that she didn’t even know BS had just been born there at Methodist, and just released less than 24 hours prior. When Beth Barron, MD, was asked what her rationale was for giving such toxic medication to the baby, she could not answer. SS’ mom, RS, did not see any signs or symptoms of nothing more than dehydration and jaundice, which is not abnormal for newborns, breast feeding babies. Though not a doctor, and no claim or desire to be one, SS’ mother, RS became concerned as Beth Barron, MD, was ignoring SS’ questions for reasons of what was being given to BS and lack of being able to explain the rationale for the ordered plan of care. Every lab test, every culture was NEGATIVE. This was not alarming, since the BS had no signs and symptoms of anything to warrant the toxic drugs. SS asked several times to have her own doctor take over the care of BS, but was refused. When SS told Dr. Beth Barron she was fired and that SS knew she had rights to choose her own doctor, Beth Barron, MD, requested the social worker, James Gregory, to place a call to DCS, with allegation that SS is refusing medical treatment to BS. The last interaction SS had with Beth Barron, MD, Sarah was lead to believe that Beth Barron, MD, was making preparation of the orders to transfer of BS to Wishard, in order to be placed under the care of Dr. P. However, Cynthia Blue stormed into the room, demanded SS to go with her, and as two security men stood by the closed door where she was take, SS asked to go back to her room to get the number to our family attorney, but was told that if she walked out the door of that room, she would never see her baby again, and the two security men would escort her out of the hospital without her baby. SS was then threatened and forced to sign the CHINS paper, and a Methodist Hospital legal document stating that Sarah waivers a second opinion. Cynthia Blue then peeked into the hospital room, pointed at SS’ mom and dad, and told that we are to leave, and if we returned to visit SS or if we told anyone what was going on, we would never see BS again. As SS’ mom picked up the phone to call 911, someone at the nurses’ station also picked up on that room line, to stop the call. SS was refused to talk to the patient advocate as well. This was witnessed by both SRS and RS, parents of SS. Cynthia Blue later stated to SS that she would be able to tell the Judge what was going on at 930 am on Tuesday, December 7, 2004. SS then had to go to the emergency room for increased overwhelming anxiety, vomit, and malaise, secondary to the severity of violation of her civil and constitutional rights.

    On December 7, 2004, SS received a phone call from Cynthia Blue that she did not have to go to court, so the social worker at Methodist Hospital had been instructed to bring a release of CHINS to SS for her to sign. Attorney T M had made calls to the Juvenile Courts, in order to validate a time for SS to be seen in court, however, there were no such filings or notations regarding this issue on the docket, or any such notation of Cynthia Blue’ actions reported on file. There was never a court order given to remove custodial rights from SS or a probable cause granting a court order to deny SS the right for her own doctor to continue medical treatment of BS. Cynthia Blue unlawfully used her position and knew she could not establish probable cause, as parents have the right to choose their own doctor for the treatment of their children. The social worker of Methodist Hospital , Erica Short. LSW, never presented SS papers to sign. The toxic medications continued to be administered as the hospital claimed they could not reach DCS to report the labs and cultures were negative, and therefore the medications could be discontinued.

    On December 9, 2004, after being held hostage with BS receiving toxic medication not recommended for any child under the age of 9 months, and at an over dosed rate, for no clinical medical reason, refused of family support, held against SS’ will, denied the right to have her choice of her own doctor, both SS & BS were allowed to come home. The toxic overdosed medications were continued to be given, though it was clearly noted that all labs and culture were negative, but the social workers could not reach DCS to obtain consent to stop the medication. The admission diagnosis documented was, “Dehydration & Jaundice”. The discharging diagnosis documented on December 9, 2004, was “Dehydration & Jaundice”. This diagnosis did not support the use of toxic medications that has been noted to cause high rate of incidents of damage to the liver, kidneys, and heart, and not be administered unless there is no other alternative. This medication was given without cause, forced administration against the right of the parent, SS, to have her own doctor give his professional insight of necessity of the administration of a very toxic and known to cause harm with its’ use. Both of SS’ parents witnessed this deliberate falsehoods of lies, coercion, threats, violation of all rights a person has, and the reckless disregard concerning the welfare of the infant, and horrific malicious treatment given to the mother, SS. Cynthia Blue violated SS’ right to a meaningful access to court or prompt hearing regarding her right to procedural due process as the intentional use of claiming SS was refusing medical treatment of BS, rather than taking note of SS’ right to have her own doctor, was fraudulent use of governmental influence and position and SS was denied fundamentally fair procedures before having BS placed under state care for the purpose of Methodist Hospital and Dr. Beth Barron to continue the medical treatment without honoring SS’ request for Dr. P. As the above stated, no court order, no court proceedings, and no probable cause hearing, DCS claimed they unjustly substantiated the false claim of refusing medical treatment of BS.

    No further inquiries by the courts, DCS, or the hospital were made. However, many complaints regarding the violations of both the hospital and DCS were filed, to no avail.
    Later, as it is schemed,
    Cynthia Blue, DCS, willingly, knowingly, and maliciously, committed perjury, falsification of court documents, and without notice, handed BS to a man, not known as the father of the child on 4/09/05, then called SS to come to office and told what was done with her baby on 4/10/05, which was 24 hour after the fact, and by using coercion, threats and accusations to never see her baby again if SS refused to sign a CHINS paper, forced SS to sign. Children may not be removed from their home or seized from their parent by social workers/DCS, without notice and a hearing unless the officials have a reasonable belief that the child is in ‘imminent danger’, defined as loss of life or limb. Cynthia Blue, per the medical report of St. Francis Hospital South Campus, had the medical assessment of Dr. Michael Brown in her possession, given to her by the accuser, ‘alleged father’, that the BS was noted “no evidence of molestation, …. BS was a happy and healthy baby and may return home”. Without performing any required and necessary requisite evaluations to support her ‘fictional’ allegations, Cynthia Blue placed BS into the care of alleged father, who had no legal rights or court validation as the ‘father’, and the same man that SS left with BS, in order to gain safety, as revealed by multiple 911 calls. Cynthia Blue can not claim immunity for coercing or seizing BS from SS, as no warrant was obtained, and there were no evidence of imminent danger of loss of life or limb, and no probable cause. The alleged father asked for Cynthia Blue, hearsay and false allegations stated, no investigation was done, as Cynthia Blue did not leave her desk. SS was accused, tried, and found guilty by Cynthia Blue, without any inquiry but the hearsay statements of a man, who has chronic and acute drug abuse issues, with long history of court documented psychoses of Bi-Polar, Manic-Depression, Poly-substance abuse, and self-mutilation. SS made the decision to ‘Shatter the Silence” and remove herself and her baby from abuse, but the actions of Cynthia Blue, seizing BS and handing BS to the very man who was abusing SS, expresses the actions of Cynthia Blue was done with much disregard of investigating the facts behind the issues of allegations given by the alleged father, and claimed SS guilty without due process. No state worker may interfere in child rearing decisions when a fit parent is available. Cynthia Blue, DCS, on 4/12/05, during a phone conversation with SS, made threats, accusations, and threatened that SS “had no rights, she was not going to get her baby back, and that SS had opened a can of worms to big to fit into her mouth, and not to tell the judge anything regarding the man’ drug use and abuse”. (A recording of this phone conversation was turned over to the Marion County Prosecutor’ Office, Carl Brizzi’s Office, Marion County Division Director of CPS Dan Carmin & Stephanie Beasley-Fehrman, who lied as the Regional Case Manager, but really the state Adoption Specialist & Director of Indiana Department of Children Services, James Payne).
    Cynthia Blue, DCS, willing, knowingly, and maliciously, falsely reported information to the judge that SS was homeless, BS was molested, and SS was on drugs, while under oath on 4/13/05. In attempt to justify the Petition Alleging A Child in Need of Services, Cynthia Blue, in apparent retribution and retaliation for the ‘no true finding’ of SS, at Methodist Hospital in December 2004, Cynthia Blue testified there was a ‘true’ finding of medical neglect. Furthermore, Cynthia Blue sought to have BS placed in what she alleged was ‘relative’ care, without any judicial evidence of the man she gave BS to, as having any such claim, Cynthia Blue, willing and knowingly, made false statements and documentation of false material with resulted with unconstitutional seizure of BS from SS, which placed Cynthia Blue liable personally for her actions under *1983. Aponte Matos v. Toledo Davilla, (1st Cir. 1998). Moreover, Cynthia Blue wrote slanderous and libelous statements under the name of RS, (plaintiff), and did not obtain or inquire about any documented statements used in Cynthia Blue’ testimony and probable cause statement to the judge. The obvious malicious intent towards SS is clearly evident on the report written by Andrea Goodwin, Cynthia Blue’ supervisor, dated 6/29/05, sent via mail sent to the Staton Family, received on 7/05/05, who documented knowledge that both medical statements revealed the infant was not molested, assessments done 4/09/05 at St. Francis South Campus and 4/11/05 at Center of Hope, Wishard Hospital, that SS was known to not be homeless on 4/12/05, and there were no drug finds regarding SS. Andrea Goodwin continued that the DCS case is closed effect on 4/14/05, but yet the case was “substantiated”. (No truth of the allegations, but DCS, or Dept of Children can commit perjury and falsification of court documents, as they have no over sight or responsibility). Documentation of Andrea Goodwin, also testified in her report, that it was well known before Cynthia Blue entered into court documents on 4/13/05 to seize & seek a valid probable cause for court order for seizure of BS from SS, that the testimony given to the judge under oath verbally and by Cynthia Blue’s own written probable cause statements, on 4/13/05, she willing, knowingly, and deliberately, lied, committed perjury, and deprived both BS and SS their civil rights with malicious intention to cause harm. Cynthia Blue knew before the first court date on 4/13/05, that the allegations made were unjust, and this was documented by her own supervisor that none of the allegations were founded on 4/12/05. Under the violation of Civil Rights of SS, BS was taken to be seen by physicians without SS’ knowledge or consent, violating Parent interest is of “the highest order”, ‘the vital importance of curing overzealous suspicion and intervention of the part of health care professionals and government officials. Thomason v. Scan Volunteer Services, Inc. (8th Cir. 1996)
    SS attempted to explain Honorable Judge, Jansen, that the man not only made false accusations, but she had to leave the relationship with him, as he was abusive, on drugs, and that she feared he would abuse her infant. Though SS attempted with extreme efforts to express the severe emotional distress of BS under the ‘relative’ care that had traumatized SS many times, the drug use, the criminal activity, and psychosis of Bi-polar, Manic-Depressive, and Poly-substance abuse, SS effort were ignored. Honorable Judge, Jansen, inquired for man to take both a drug & paternity test, but the man refused. Cynthia Blue continued to recommend this man, to have the infant. The court failed to protect the constitutional rights of SS as DCS failed to prove with the requisite proof of parental unfitness in order to substitute SS’ best interest decisions with that of the state and allowed governmental inference of the decision to leave an abusive relationship with the man SS feared would harm herself and her infant, of which was the person who made the false allegations. The court also made itself the hearer and trier of the allegations and unlawfully imposed its will into the judicial process by becoming the driving force of the violations of due process. Honorable Judge, Jansen, as a whole abdicated constitutional duties as the trier and hearer of the false allegations by issuing a court order without evidence that SS was unfit to remain the custodian for SS’ own child, BS. By allowing hearsay without supportive evidence, the court automatically denied SS of due process by issuing the automatic court order by allowing hearsay from DCS to support the order without any evidence, leading to the constitutional and civil right violations of both SS and BS, as the court automatically denied SS due process. As forced separation of parent and child, seriously infringed upon the rights of both, done so by the fraudulence of DCS, which is a violation of constitutional rights. JB v. Washington County (10th Cir. 1997), much emotional distress was suffered by SS, RS, SRS, BS.
    Our family attempted to gain access to the open door policy of Governor, Mitch Daniels, on 4/13/05, but he was not available, nor was the open door ever built. A phone conversation was obtained with Scott Zarazee as well as an email for more information to be sent, which was. We were able on this date to able to speak face to face with James Payne. James Payne was notified of the perjury, falsification of court documents of his staff, Juvenile Court’ lack of maintaining a high standard of judicial performance with particular emphasis upon conducting litigation with scrupulous fairness and impartiality, Pfizer v. Lord, 456 F.2d 532: cert denied 92S Ct 2411: US Ct App MN, (1972), and failed to have the responsibility to respect and protect persons from violations of federal constitutional rights. Gross v State of Illinois , 312 F 2d 257: (1963).
    Andrea Goodwin, DCS, refused medical treatment of the infant, on 4/14/05, when the infant was noted by our family during visitation with BS, at the DCS office, 4150 North Keystone Avenue, to be beaten, under the care of ‘alleged father’/relative care. Our family begged to take pictures of the injuries and for BS to be taken to the hospital, but were threatened to stop talking about the beaten body of the BS, or the visitation was over and not permitted again. Andrea Goodwin willing and knowingly violated her own professional obligation as noted in IC 31-33-5 Chapter 5, Duty to report child abuse or neglect, IC 31-33-5-1 Duty to make report Sec. 1. In addition to any other duty to report arising under this article, an individual who has reason to believe that a child is a victim of child abuse or neglect shall make a report as required by this article. (As added by P.L. 1-1997 SEC. 16)The injuries noted were dark green bruising from eye to eye, across the bridge of nose, severe nearly bleeding diaper rash, reddish blue bruising to the inner joint of right pinkie finger, markings of left arm circular pattern, serve scratches throughout the surface of right arm and legs, and extreme concave impression of left occipital skull, with noted reddened areas of scalp. Furthermore, Andrea Goodwin also listened to the recording of Cynthia Blue’ threats and denial of rights for due process, but nothing was done. We attempted to tell Andrea Goodwin what had happened, but she ignored the Staton family concerns. Immediately when we returned home, a letter was written and sent via email to James Payne, 4/14/05, Child Abuse Hotline was called, and Dr. P was called to report the noted abuse regarding BS’ appearance of severe abuse and Andrea Goodwin’ refusal of medical treatment to be given. The state is obligated to provide adequate medical care, protection, and supervision, Norfleet v Arkansas Dept. of Human Services, 8th Cir. 1993, and also obligated to investigate such reports of abuse, but Andrea Goodwin refused to do so. (Medical procedures of both an MRI and EEG were completed when BS custody was returned to SS. According to the EEG, there is evidence of injury as a large left hemispheric brain lesion with multiple abnormal eptiform waves was noted. The doctor did not read the MRI). In attempts to gain relief from the criminal actions of DCS, we went to the prosecutor’s office, spoke with Stacy Hawk and Linda Majors, again to the State House, spoke to Scott Zarazee, and filed a police report of the fraudulent court actions of perjury and falsification of court documents of Cynthia Blue, and the ignored victimization of SS by the man who made false reports. Calls to DCS were also made to file complaints against Cynthia Blue and Andrea Goodwin for their malicious actions to cause harm and deception. No investigation or given concerns occurred regarding the complaints.
    BS was removed from alleged father on 4/15, placed into foster care, but on 4/20/05, Andrea Goodwin, DCS, hand walked the alleged father into court to advocate for him and his parents to have the child. Again, SS, begged for drug toxology screens to be given to the alleged father and his parents, as it was well known of their drug use. The judge asked for a paternity test again, but the man refused, and the alleged dad and family were given the infant.
    Several filing were made as urgent need to have an appearance before the judge on 4/20/05, written and submitted by attorney at law, T M, but the filings were ignored. Refusal for further court continued until 6/15/05, without just cause.
    On 4/21/05 a tort claim against DCS and State of Indiana was filed. But later denied with findings of no accountability.
    On 4/22/05, five family members sat at a meeting with Dan Carmin, then Marion County Director of DCS, and Stephanie Beasley-Fehrman, who addressed herself as the Regional Case Manager for DCS, at the DCS office, 4150 N. Keystone @ 230 pm. Both DCS employees listened to the recording of Cynthia Blue’ coercion, threats, and refusal to honor SS’ rights, and that SS was never getting her baby back. Dan Carmin stated the “medical report was not available but he was sure that BS was given to her father, though he has no legal claim”. After much expression of what was being done and the violation of all rights of SS and BS, and the fear of abuse to BS by the ‘alleged father’, his drug use, and the condition of BS on 4/14/05, again, nothing was done. Later, noted by Andrea Goodwin’ report, the medical reports were present and fully known on 4/09 & 4/11/05. Also, Stephanie Beasley-Fehrman was found on the Indiana Adoption Web Site as the International and State Adoption Specialist, not the Regional Case Manager, as she claimed. When confronted with her misrepresentation, she denied it via email that she did not know what we were speaking of.
    Andrea Goodwin called SS to report that BS was going to be seen at St. Francis Hospital South Campus, to be assessed by a Pediatric Neurologist. Andrea Goodwin refused to give a reason for this specialist to assess BS on 6/13/05, and failed to obtain a signed parental consent by SS. (March 2006, attempts were made to gain access to the medical records, but the doctor’s office denied that BS had ever been seen).
    Dan Brumfield, DCS, was given the case and was in attendance of the court proceedings on 6/15/05. Though Dan Brumfield was aware of the violations committed by the other DCS workers, and the false accusations, deceptions, and lack of probable cause for the case to be a case, Dan Brumfield stated that none of the facts will get to the judge until the final hearing. Though Dan Brumfield was very aware of the mental disorder, drug use, self mutilation, and leaving a mental hospital AMA, of the man who was given BS, Dan Brumfield also knew that continued drug screens were positive for cocaine and THC. The mother was accused as a drug user, had a lengthy drug screen of ‘negative’, but BS is removed from her care, yet, the man DCS advocated to have BS was notably and actually a continued drug user. Throughout 6/15/05 – 10/19/05, Dan Brumfield documented in his own report, that he knew of and had toxology results that ‘alleged father’ was high with drugs, yet failed to report this to the judge, though SS made much strides to prevent BS from being with the alleged father alone for fear of harm. This DCS worker is not immune for the results of his official conduct simply because he was enforcing policies or orders. Where a statute authorizes official conduct with is patently violation of fundamental constitutional principles, he who enforces that statute is not entitled to qualified immunity. Grossman v. City of Portland , (9th Cir. 1994) Dan Brumfield had the responsibility to report such information to the judge, regardless what his superiors or the DCS attorneys said. Several emergency filings were filed on behalf of SS for BS safety and well-being, but ignored.
    Both James Payne and Stephanie Beasley-Fehrman wrote a letter the same day, 7/19/05, as James Payne expressed that “he condoned his staff’ actions”. On this same date, Dwana Heiney, Advocate for children, Guardian ad Litem, came to the home of SS, unannounced to have SS sign documents to release information of ?, as the papers were blank. With much enticement, SS continued to refuse to sign as SS had been instructed by her legal representative, to sign nothing unless he had reviewed the documents. Dwana Heiney was fully aware of the attorney on the case for SS, but she ignored this. Dwana Heiney also took great strides to use deception to discredit the Staton family to a fine line of near defamation. Her report was much one sided, much hearsay used, and she attempted to offer biased non-factual insinuations in a very negative manner against the Staton family, using much hearsay from the alleged father, who she was to also evaluate.
    Many false reports, fraudulent reports were made against SS between 7/19-8/5/05, when the ‘alleged father became aware that our family Family had hired a private investigator for detailed information related to him. The alleged father made it clear that he had a ‘friend deputy’. Many attempts were made by the alleged father to cause harm and get as many criminal court hearings against SS as possible. He was quite successful, many reports against SS were filed and dropped, but failed his goal to get Felony charges against her, in order to, “even the playing field of gaining custody of BS”.
    Indiana Attorney General responded that though he has been aware of the issues of CPS for the last 14 years while working at the prosecutor’s office, we should simply “do as we are told, or loose”.
    Many officials simply refused to respond to the multiple complaints sent begging for help.
    On 10/19/05, Juvenile Court granted SS to have BS returned under her care for trial basis for 60 days, and ordered that BS will then thereafter remain under the custody of SS.
    On 10/30/05, the alleged father attacked SS in her own vehicle, captured on 911 tape, recorded by the Marion County Sheriff’s Dept. Also, the police who came to the scene refused to honor the court order, in SS’ possession to pick up BS as requested and granted for a family re-union. This was presented to the prosecutor’ office, but SS was laughed at. Nothing was done. This is just one of many assaults suffered, as several law enforcement officers refused to stop the continued harassment and abuse of the alleged father.
    Family Works, Terri Thiet, knew the case and use of funds were bogus & fraudulent, but continued without filing a report.
    Domestic Relations Court, Susan Hoppe, documented the same slanderous and libelous statements that were not factual or truthful, and again used the name of RS as if this assessor spoke to RS, as she did not. Much of her assessment was one sided and information again, was hearsay from the alleged father. She too was aware of the constitutional and civil rights being horrifically stomped on, but failed to file a report.
    On 11/08/05, a Protective Order was filed against the ‘alleged father, as he was stalking, harassing, witnessed vandalizing our family’ property, but it was never served and never given a hearing. Many complaints in writing were submitted but ignored. The petition for the Protective Order was located on the desk on Paternity Court on 12/13/05, as we requested for our attorney to locate the filed order. At this time, once located hidden on the desk of Commissioner Allison Gooden, Paternity, the order was being sent to Juvenile Court, but never was seen or heard of again.
    Complaints of the criminal intentional activity of DCS and the threat of harm to BS was given in writing to all governmental agencies, from Attorney General Steve Carter, Attorney General Inspector, David Thomas, Governor, Mitch Daniels, Head of DCS, James Payne, the State Police, Marion County Prosecutor’ office, and Marion County Police Dept. to no relief. All agencies stated there was nothing that could be done, though they were given the facts of the violations, except James Payne, who stated, “I condone what my staff has done”.
    On 12/22/05, the Juvenile DCS case closed without any explanation, justification, or purpose for the horrific victimization that was forced upon our family, that resulted with great losses and suffering of BS, SS, RS, SRS, as our entire private life was examined and critiqued as if we were criminals.
    Conference with Indiana State Police, Michael Snider, regarding the multiple crimes of DCS actions and violations of protection from such deprivation of civil rights by governmental workers, with all black & white evidence of the perjury, falsification of court documents, and ignored coercing and seizing of BS from SS without probable cause. Though Michael Snider stated he would make sure the evidence was investigated, nothing more has be done or said. The same when Lisa Borges, the Chief of Staff, for Marion County Prosecutor’ Office, Carl Brizzi. Who now is a Marion County Judge. She too, was given stacks of fraudulent statements, perjury, falsification of records, and coerced signatures, but she did the same as Michael Snider, never returned a response. Therefore, the actions taken by Cynthia Blue, and all other state workers who did nothing to stop the actions or the jeopardy BS was place into, is considered to be either a refusal or failure to respond to the multitude reported violations allowed to continue by DCS. Every agency with evidence of violations and incompetence that were allowed to continue at the expense of defaming SS, RS, and alienation of BS from SS without cause, is not and should not be held as a simple error, but a willful decision to disregard and allow citizens to be deprived of their civil and constitutional rights, that governmental officials are to uphold to the best of their capacity. All governmental agencies in the state of Indiana either failed or refused.
    October 2006, SS had been notified by the Medicaid Office that she could not renew the Medicaid services request for BS, due to BS was reportedly under foster care, and was receiving funds under the foster care system for the last past year. This was reported immediately to the FSSA office, of which response of the information was quite quick regarding the information for foster care was given by Dan Carmin. However, no explanations were given as we questioned the listing and payment of BS under foster care, as to where or who the foster funds where sent, as BS was only under the short term foster care from 4/15/05 – 4/19/05, done so without notification to SS.

    We know the lies, deceptions, and violation of all rights the American soldiers are dying for. More children die every year under state care than the total of soldiers who have died in Iraq war to the present. What did these children die for? The state to profit from the federal governmental incentives, bonuses, programs, grants, and re-imbursements. That is what Child Protection is all about. It is not to protect, as they steal children and place them into danger, as many are murdered at the hands of strangers, but no one is ever prosecuted, because this governmental agency hides the deaths and is not mandated to report the abuse and deaths of the children under their care. The state care. So, as the CPS workers are given the ability to walk as a god, have no accountability or responsibility to prove their allegations and parents are defamed and prevented from their children’ and their constitutional rights, many children are dead, not located, abused, by the hands of strangers, and many parents are defamed, as many families are destroyed. This is what CPS is about. More children die in the US under the care of the state’ than the total deaths of our soldiers in the Iraq War. The federal government fail to listen to the fraudulent use of the fundings, and many children are literally being murdered for the profit of states to gain federal incentives, bonuses, program funds, and grants. Again, do not believe everything you hear, they lie.

    Comment by RevealTruth — April 7, 2008 @ 8:51 pm



  57. Don’t believe everything you hear from the governmental agency, called Child Protection Services, Dept of Children. They say they substantiate cases, but most times they lie and cause more harm to children than help. This governmental agency is nothing more than a human trafficking business, as a mafia, and paid for under a governmental agency. Crimes against innocent families, and children that are given to strangers, for foster funds, then adoption for the federal re-imbursements. Those not adopted are then aged out and end up homeless.

    Families in Indiana, USA, like all other states in the country, can not protect their own children, as the state makes a profit to remove children from their homes, as children have a price tag on their head. Human trafficking, done by a governmental agency, Child Protection Services, is gaining profits to ’sell’ children, under the facade of protection and violate every right all citizens have.

    Over 1000 children died in Indiana in 2004, Governor, Mitch Daniels, campaigned to have an open door policy and stop the large numbers of deaths of children. However, again, over 1000 children died in Indiana, in 2007. No change noted. Child Protection Service is never accountable or responsible for the deaths of any child under state care. Nor, do they have to report the deaths.

    We pay for governmental agencies to protect children, then we pay private agencies & attorneys to protect children from the agencies that are to protect. Redundant mis-use of funds. Investigators need to look at the allegations, then look for the actual supportive documentation time line. Much of what CPS documents is bogus, and they willing commit perjury together to conspire to make their lies a fact. The web they weave is intense, but false. But when there is a true abuse report, CPS fails to act. It seems as if they have no criteria or state laws to use as a guideline of what is true abuse or neglect. CPS workers can be subject, biased, and violate the rights of both parents and children, as CPS make up their own rules as they go. They are never held accountable, so who will stop their negligence?

    Many children taken from their parents was done so for the state to profit from federal dollars by federal incentives, programs, bonuses, and grants. Many families throughout this nation are devastated, and the lives of children are meaningless to the gain of the dollar profits for the states. Child Protection Services is a facade of ‘protection’, but is really a human trafficking business.

    In Indiana, like many other states in the nation, children have a price tag on their heads and large amounts of federal funding given to the state, as the state workers are allowed to commit perjury, make false bogus cases, and parents threaten to remain quiet. If the truth of what Indiana does against parents and children, or the crimes state workers are allowed to get by with, could only be revealed to all.

    In the last several months, children have been murdered while under state care, but none of the Dept. of Children workers are investigated or held accountable. The prosecutor does nothing, the police do nothing, the head of the dept., James Payne, ignores and did ignore our cry for help, and the Governor, Mitch Daniels, refuses to respond to our requests to speak to him. The Attorney General protects Dept. of Children, as he refuses to do anything, as he is to protect them. But yet, the Attorney General says his office runs the Consumer Protection Agency. Conflict of interest? The Attorney General, Steve Carter, delights to say citizens can sit at dinner without soliciting phone calls, but forgets to mention we have to donate time to arrange and attend the funerals of many innocent children, who were horrifically murdered. The he protects the agency that did nothing when notified of the danger the children were in. We know the truth. Our legislators and senators, even the suppose to be accountable, governor, does nothing to prevent the state workers from committing crimes against both children and parents. There are many children that are listed under state care, that is just simply MISSING, but the state is still gain funding from the feds for those children. There is never audits, receipts given, or inspections of what is really going on within the dept of Child Protection Services.
    Constitutional rights of both children and parents are violated and there is no where to go for help, as Indiana refuses citizens an Ombudsman, as Indiana government fears the truth of their crimes will be revealed.

    Comment by RevealTruth — April 7, 2008 @ 8:56 pm



  58. More children die under state care, and they are never accountable or responsible for their negligence. Did you know that each state is given funds by the federal government, and as we noted for Indiana; CPS is a government agency that makes large profits from removing children from homes, but what happens to the children while under state care, is swept under the rug, as least, in Indiana.

    Has anyone noticed that all states, including Indiana, receive authorized appropriated federal funds in the sum of 325,000,000 each fiscal year, (per the Title IV, part B, Sub part 1) and then gain $43,000,000 for each fiscal years 2004 through 2008, (which is why more and more children are removed un-necessarily from safe homes to be placed into foster care), and more funds from the federal incentives programs, and grants of $100,000,000, then federal payments for foster care and adoption assistance, just to start off with. CPS is the only agency that does not have to show what they do with their money, as it is a secret.

    Moreover, to audit medical care by an insurance company, they review by medical record. So why isn’t each case reviewed for use of funds by case number by an non-biased, nothing to gain, committee? After reviewing the federal Compilation of Titles IV-B, IV-E, and related sections of the SSA (May2006) and the appropriation guidelines and criteria for receiving the federal funds, Indiana state is pocketing billions upon billions of funds, under the facade of children in need of care. SEC.421. [42U.S.C. 621] (a), denotes the federal allotted funds, but does the state reflect the use of the funds, county to county? Does the county budget validate the funds they say they need?

    And why is each entity of the Dept of Child Services, separated out to different budgets, but the funds all go toward the same agency? Does our state and county like to use deception of where our money is going? Just where is it going?

    You will not find it as CPS Dept of Children has a tightly woven secretive web of distractions and hidden agendas, that never get to be viewed? Wake up Indiana, do you know all the funds given by the feds to the state, that is never exposed, as we pay over one billion dollars for services that is to help children?? Check our the Fair Access to Foster Care Act of 2005, or the Titles IV-B, IV-E, and all other grants and funding given to the state.

    The re-reimbursement is never noted on the county budget. Each county should force the state to prove the need of our tax dollars with an itemized bill that actually has 1+1 to equal 2, because, somewhere, there is billions of dollars not appropriated to where we are told. Where does all this money show up on the county budgets? Why isn’t all these allotted federal funds shown at the budget meetings? Why are we, the citizens paying taxes collectively of over one billion dollars to the state, to fund the negligence of a government agency, Dept. of Children, that uses hearsay, falsification of documentation, and violation of judicial process, which causes more harm to children, defames parents, and destroys families? Just where does all the money go?
    And why is this agency allowed to use coercion and threats to steal children to place for adoption, and terminate parental rights on mere hearsay? Judges, Attorney General, and the Governor, of all states, take an oath to honor and up-hold the constitutional rights and statutes of both state and federal, but they do not do so, and citizens are victimized, as children are devastated or murdered.

    Comment by RevealTruth — April 7, 2008 @ 9:01 pm



  59. The shame of living in Indiana. Knowing children are removed from safe homes to be placed on the adoption web site or already prepared for an adoptive family before the parent has the initial court date. Moreover, all around the United States of American, parents are loosing their very own children by hearsay, lies, false documentation of CPS workers, and lack of judges from honoring their own oath. The business of removing children with intent to sell the children has become a big human trafficking government mofia, which is kept silent, as both children and parents are violated and victimized of the Human, Civil, and Constitutional Rights, our soldiers have and are laying down their lives for. This is a hush hush government reality. Parents have no where to go for help.

    I am a woman that has witnessed how our government has taken away all rights for democracy, liberty, and justice, from a woman who fled with her infant from abuse, only for the infant to be given to the abuser, with great intent, by Child Protection Services. Governor of Indiana, Mitch Daniels, who campaigned to have an open door policy regarding the crimes and negligence of Child Protection Services, now called Dept of Children, failed to do so, with purpose, as this governmental agency is a large money making business of human trafficking and literally defaming parents without regards for the Constitutional, Civil, or Human Rights. Lawmakers have no clue on the reality of what CPS is doing. What they say and what they really do, is a different as night is to day.

    Be cautious of what the government in regards to the agency that is to ‘protect’, says and does, as they failed to honor all laws and rights citizens have, including the rights and wel-fare of children. Political officials make promises, but once elected, their campaign promises of the election is forgotten. I clearly remember the promise of Mitch Daniels, “I will have an open door policy regarding Child Protection Services”. That is a laugh. When an agency of the government is given full reign without over sight, human trafficking, child laundrying business, and money laudrying, will become the only factor of the focus, not to protect. Mitch Daniels has failed to respond to many Indiana Citizens with his ‘open door’. We, the citizens of Indiana and the United States know the truth of corruption, violation of Civil, Constitutional, and Human Rights, as we have be terrorized and victimized by the largest terrorist group in the world, The U.S. Child Protection Services, government agency.

    How can democracy be upheld in the United States of America, when complaints against judges are reviewed by their own friend peers, Child Protection Services, investigated by their own department agency, or the Attorney General for the state to be the legal counsel for all government agencies, to deliberately ignore the crimes the state workers commit against citizens?

    Who is legal counsel for the citizens?

    We pay for the government to function, and we have to pay again with a private attorney to have our rights up-held!! In Indiana, the political figures function on their own agenda, not the needs of the citizens. Just like the attorney for Child Protection Services, as he threatens all who attempt to recite the laws, statutes, Civil, Constitutional, and Human Rights. When citizens inquire for information regarding the use of funds and the amount of federal re-inbursement given to the government agency, CPS, they refuse to honor the Freedom of Information Act and Open Access Indiana.

    When citizens file complaints to the federal government, the feds just send a letter that they can not do anything, so take the complaints back to the state officials that are committing the crimes and victimization. Have we lost all our rights in the United States?

    The fact that women and children are in much “lack of” protection in the United States, and ignored when cries for help is screamed out. I find it hard to believe, Republican President Bush, cares anymore for the victimizaiton of women and children in Indiana or elsewhere in the nation, as it IS the government agency that is allowed to perform in the horrific manner of harming more children than helping, defaming and financially burdening innocent parents, and allowing the states to use Magic words, to de-fraud the federal government pockets.

    Many parents are afraid to speak up as DCS or CPS has powerful threats. But fear gives CPS the power. We are American Citizens, we have rights that must be fought to keep. The more parents learn of their rights, the less fear DCS or CPS will be able to do.

    Comment by RevealTruth — April 7, 2008 @ 9:06 pm



  60. How many babies are stolen all over the state by a government agency, called CPS, that is no more than an agency that claims to “protect”, but they make large amounts of money from the tax payers and the federal bonuses and grants? {Human Marketing & Human Trafficking} How many children are alienated from the parents and siblings without true cause? The greatest risk factors for children to be removed from their home has nothing to do with abuse or neglect, as single women, low income, battered and abused, or uneducated, are the targets to loose their children.

    The Constitution is supposed to protect us. Our elected Politicians are supposed to support the written law, protect the citizens, and both listen and act up the concerns and needs of the people!! How corrupt can a state be? The Federal Government ignores the complaints and request complaints to be re-submitted to the people of the state who are committing the crimes and violations.

    The rights of citizens are stomped on when CPS states, “Sign this paper or you will never see your child again”. Or when a doctor forces un-necessary, very expensive, and very harmful medications, to an infant, with the aide of CPS placing the infant under state care without a court order, just because the mother wants to request her own, well know and trusted Pediatrician, to take over the health care needs of her infant. Many can testify to this bulling tactic.

    Many children are removed from their parents and siblings, not because they needed to be protected, but because, the state needs children in the system to make a federal re-reimbursement profit. Doesn’t this make anyone sick? Does it surprise anyone that none of our government officials believe the issue of children wrongfully removed from their home to be placed into harms way or for the state workers to lie and make a mockery of the courts, is worthy to be dealt with in a more vigorous manner? Indiana ‘ political official are more concerned for their political party issues, not the citizens!! It is the money, power, control to gain more money, at the expense of family unity and the children’s well-being. How many citizens are being abused by our own government? MILLIONS!!

    Who can or will investigate? NO ONE IN OUR OWN GOVERNMENT FROM THE GOVERNOR DOWN TO THE POLICE Detective or Investigators! Child Protection Services, walk as a god, with disregard to all laws.

    For it is written: “Lord, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilts prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear: To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress” Psalm 10:17 - 18.

    Do not the words, “One nation, under God, indefensible, with liberty, and justice for all”, mean anything? Does it? What liberty, what justice, what rights in the Constitution, does CPS follow, honor, cherish, or give respect to? NONE! Again, the new age Hitler Dictatorship of CPS is real and stealing the rights of parents to be parents and children to bear the right to have heritage of their own family. What a shame, a criminal act towards all citizens in this state of Indiana , and of the nation!!

    Comment by RevealTruth — April 7, 2008 @ 9:07 pm



  61. Perpetrators of Maltreatment is: Child Protection “Predator” Services CPS commits un-punished crimes against innocent parents and children and destroy families for Federal $$$Funds
    Physical Abuse –
    59 by parents 160 by CPS
    Sexual Abuse –
    13 by parents 112 by CPS
    Neglect –
    241 by parents 410 by CPS
    Medical Neglect –
    12 by parents 14 by CPS
    Fatalities –
    1.5 by parents 6.4 by CPS

    FACT: Number of Cases per 100,000 children in the United States . These numbers come from The National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect (NCCAN) in Washington .

    One in four children, under state care WILL die.

    This is an issue all over the nation!!!!

    Comment by RevealTruth — April 7, 2008 @ 9:08 pm



  62. Many children are being abused under state care, parents are being defamed, and families are being destroyed, needlessly. This must stop!! Please, help our leaders to see what is happening to the people they have been blessed by God, to serve for His Sake! My heart is full of sorrow, like never felt before, and tears flow without dryness near. Precious, innocent, unborn children, are slaughtered, not be cave men, but be educated professionals, and our leaders, turn their heads of the blood shed.

    The United States citizens are victimized by the government agency, Child Protection Services and judges, that fail to protect those under their care. May the suffering and blood of every child, parent, and entire families, be on the hands of every politicial figure that has turned away to ignore the suffering of the cries of the US citizens. They all need our prayer for mercy to be given to them.

    I am a professional woman that has witnessed first hand the lies and crimes of CPS and how there is no where to go for protection of this government agency that walks as a god, but does evil to destroy the innocent. Citizens have no avenue for protection against this government agency that causes more harm than good, and “protection” is the least of the motivation, as money is the controlling factor. Interesting web page of victimized parents who have choosen to speak the truth of the crimes of the US government agency, Child Protection Services, and the violation of Human Rights, and the US Constitution.
    I will continue to pray for the Hand of God to reveal the truth about the crimes, of Child Protection Services.

    The truth of what is happening is that CPS violates the rights of all citizens, not held accountable, responsible, or punished, and ignore and fail to ‘protect’. Don’t let this happen to your family and friends, please. CPS is the largest government agency that has no accoutability or responsibility, no oversight, and able to function in secrecy throughout the nation. This is no more than a business of human trafficking, done so as a mofia organization.

    Just one testimony for the millions of citizens that is being terrorized by their own county. Didn’t the US sign a treaty to up-hold the Human Rights, at the United Nations? Well, they lied about that too! CPS will show graphs and charts, budgets and numbers, but it depends on the audience, as we found that the numbers do not add up, nor can CPS explain the discreprancies. They lie. They are out of control. They answer to no one.

    Our family will never be the same, and our faith of what true liberty, justice, and democracy, stood for, has been forever stomped to non-existence. We know the truth of how Child Protection Services can easily commit perjury and make a mockery of our justice system. CPS is accountable to no one, not even the children in their graves related to the ‘protection’ under state care. CPS answers to no one.

    I stand behind every word I stated.

    http://www.honkforkids.com
    http://www.honkforkids.com/videoindex.htm

    What Indiana Hoosiers stands for:
    As two Indiana children sit at the lunch table during school, one child asks another child, “Why is Indiana called the Hoosier State, and what does Hoosier mean?”

    The other child replied quite quickly, “Oh, that is easy. It is because it is the most used words in Indiana by many. Hoos ier mommy? Hoos ier daddy? Hoos ier sister? Hoos ier brother? Hoos ier grandma and grandpa?”

    The inquiring child sat quietly, then tearfully responded, “You’re right. Do you know Hoos ier mommy?”

    The other child sadly responded, “No, but I am given an anti-depressant so I don’t think about my mommy a lot. I was told my brother was beaten to death by his foster parent and my sister was in 11 different foster homes, and now, she is homeless.”

    The reality of suffering and devastation endured by Indiana children, as Indiana government officials enjoy the federal incentive bonus packages of financial profit.

    Comment by RevealTruth — April 7, 2008 @ 9:09 pm



  63. I just want to clarify when I said “There are some Angels within the system” I was not referring to case workers. Our ‘good’ dealings have been through CPS employed personnel such as Parent Aides and Case Aides and some indirectly employed.

    As far as I can tell from all of the complaints that our family and other families have, there are no good case workers. With the exception of the individual on this site, Kim.

    Don’t give up people, you have rights. Continue to fight and do not be bullied!

    Comment by Deanna — April 7, 2008 @ 9:29 pm



  64. Hello! I’m so sad reading these sad stories. All I can think about is the suffering of the children who can’t possibly understand what is happening to them. My heart breaks for the innocent parents caught in vicious cycles of a form of abuse that isn’t getting as much attention as it deserves.

    As part of this month’s focus on child abuse prevention I am circulating a petiton on line that may interest you and your readers. The petition requests the US Congress to hold hearings and begin action to fix the broken CPS system. I included in the petition the problems of false reporting, problems resulting from failures to focus on the children that are seriously in danger of imminent harm, and problems to families caught in the system that shouldn’t be because of failures to correct the known and only suspected flaws of CPS.

    The primary purpose of the petition is to ask Congress to hold hearings and take action to fix what they can of the broken Child Welfare System. Holding publlicly broadcasted hearings can lead to changes that will benefit you as well as all the children suffering becasue of the actions of CPS.

    The Title of the Petition is: Children Die When Child Protective Services Fail Them.

    If you would like to sign it, here’s the URL.
    http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/children-die-when-child-protective-services-fail-them

    Thank you for focusing the attention of your blog on this important issue!

    A Child is Waiting.
    Take Care…Be Aware,
    Nancy Lee Gray (AKA Child Person)

    Comment by Nancy Gray — April 8, 2008 @ 5:44 am



  65. I am pleading my case to the gov. and senators and anyone else that will listen!
    My family investigation was done in a matter of six (6) hours with the evidence of only twin 15-year-old sibling girls’ word, the children were removed from the home. The children reported to CPS on the night of March 05, 2007 that their mother kicked them out of the home, was drunk, smoking pot, abusing prescribed medications, and had physically abused one of the children.
    On the night of March 05, 2007, a bad argument occurred between my daughters and I. I grounded Andrea, the one that accused me of hitting her with the phone that same night. She got mad and said she was running away. This is my daughter who has been suspended from school for beating up another child with charges almost being pressed. She said she was running away, but just went around the block and then came back home. She has been admitted to the hospital threatening suicide twice. I have had her in counseling. She has been kicked out of school and finished up in the after-school program. I have looked for family counseling for all of us together, but could only find individual counseling which at the time my children were removed, we were all attending. When she said she was running away and walked out the door I called for an officer she showed up back home at the time the cop was arriving. She told that cop everything she could that night to get him to remove her from the home, she said she didn’t want to live here anymore.
    First of all at any time during the two (2) years this has been going on with my teenage twin daughters – and me being a single mother, father deceased. With all of these people in our lives, doesn’t the law require them to report any type of suspected neglect or abuse?
    With the problems we were having, with all the professionals in our lives and all of us in counseling, the girls still constantly fight and compete against one another. Plus I have been in counseling for over two years now and seeing a psychiatrist for four (4) years, monitored on medications, and also drug and alcohol tested at random. The girls were always going to regular checkups and dentist appointments. Also I do believe someone would have suspected and reported abuse or neglect. The officer that responded to the call on March 05, 2007, told my daughter he had no reason to remove her out of the home that night and he told me that I needed to call CPS in the morning. He did not feel the safety of the child was at risk. To this day, he has never filed a report. According to the WV Preservation a report should have been done within 48 hrs. I have been charged with abuse and neglect from that very night. All the time the children were removed. There were no marks or has ever been any marks on them or evidence of abuse. And at no time On March 5 did my daughter report being hit with the phone.
    My girls wanted to go and live with my cousin and his wife where they would have all the freedom they wanted and had been bribed, but this is another story. I agreed to let the girls go say with my cousin until the weekend. I felt that we needed time away from each other to cool off. When they had to come back home, they came and threatened if I did not let them stay with my cousin, they would run away or call CPS and report me for abuse. Not wanting to let them go, I had my cousin to sign a statement stating this is the only reason I let them go. I also signed the same statement. The next morning I got up and called CPS myself and told them everything, beginning with the night the police were called, which by this time was 72 hours. To my knowledge the officer still has not filed the report. I told CPS that I was putting my foot down and making the girls come home. If they did not want to live with me they could live with their aunt or brother. When I did this, I know they would be calling CPS to report whatever. The worker, Tim, said he had already gotten a call and had someone on their way to the school to talk to the girls.
    Lora Weiss, a CPS worker, called me from school and said she had done her investigation and did I want my girls to come home or stay with my cousins another night. I said they needed to come home so we could work this out. CPS asked me if we needed help such as counseling or a mediator, and I said yes. We had been going to counseling but they were welcome anytime in my home day or night. The next thing I know the police are at my home and CPS brought papers stating they have taken my children and placed them with my cousins. I was accused of kicking them out. I had been charged with abandonment, drug use, alcoholism, and physical abuse. I immediately took a drug and alcohol test as well as a toxicology screen at my doctor’s office. This was sent directly to my lawyer’s office. The judge never saw this. The results of the tests showed no alcohol or drugs in my system other than what was prescribed.
    If you were to look at the first court transcripts, the girls swear I kicked them out of the home. But if you look at the last court transcripts they tell that I allowed them to leave while the police were here to go to separate girlfriends’ houses for the night. The judge nor my lawyer questioned this.
    According to the medical guidelines for a drug abuser and alcoholic, according to my psychiatrist (medical guide lines} I did not fit the critique. Also I drove tractor trailers for over 18 years which you should know do random drug and alcohol testing for the CDL licensure. Never have I had a DUI or been in trouble for drugs. It has been 13 months now and the girls and I have had little visitation, and that was in the very beginning. We have none now.. The girls and I have had no counseling together. We have had only two (2) MDT meetings. The judge ordered that the girls stay together in placement but they are separated now. One is with my cousin and his wife, who has been reported of letting her drink and giving it to her and now they are under investigation again. On top of this, she is unsupervised. Oh, by the way, my cousin and his wife are getting a divorce now and he will be moving to California.
    I do not think the guidelines of the West Virginia Family Preservation Act have even been close to being met. I think my rights as a parent have been violated. The welfare of my children nor I have been met. My family is in three (3) separate homes. With the help and manipulation my teenage daughters, they have managed to do this. It has been 13 months now and we just had our judicational hearing and I have been found guilty of abuse and neglect even though my drug screen was negative, the officer never filed a report the night of the accused abuse, no marks or bruises, no witnesses to abuse or neglect, no drug abuse or alcohol abuse, and preventative measures being taken by the parent in trying to have a functional family. I was found guilty on hearsay alone and the teenage girls alone. Is this justice? Is this the way the West Virginia Family Preservation Act works? Now not only are my children and I separated but the twin girls are separated also with no visits between them or any counseling. Is this how the court system works, that a person can be found guilty on hearsay and rebellious teenage girls’s words alone. Did I have an attorney, yes, a court appointed attorney from the Public Defender’s Office who did not represent me. His problem was not lack of ability but lack of knowledge. He told me twice that he was a public criminal defender and had looked outside his office for advice. He did not know anything about family court. I requested a new defender but was denied. But I would think any attorney would object to the prosecuting attorney, and Winfred Bucy, accusing the witness, me, of being on serious drugs when the children were born, referring to hospital birth records. No objections were made and no proof was given… Proof the mother was clean of any drugs can be given upon request. I even had to spend money I did not have and to seek outside advice counsel that saved my butt in court one time and that is on record.
    Okay, why bring all this to your attention you may ask. I know I am just a small person, but a lady that has been a product of your foster care system from 1977 to 1980. I went through 23 foster homes and one group home here in Beckley – Methodist which is now the Burlington Home and it is still here, which I was sexually abused in and it was “swept under the rug” so to speak (but that is another story). And now with my children manipulating the system and to see how the system really works! It does not work any better than it did back then. Why am I doing this to my teenage daughters who do not want to come home now, and I do not want them to if I cannot have some control. I lost that when the children have gotten away with this for 13 months now. My lawyer told me that I could lose my parental rights if I did not appeal this decision or ask for an improvement period (but why fight for an improvement period if the children do not want to come home and at the children’s age the judge would not make them come home.) According to my lawyer if I lost my parental rights and if I had another child I would loose that child at birth. Well this really bothers me ,not that I can ever have any more children I cant. But I have been a good mother to my children and to be branded this way is unfair!
    As a foster child myself legally emancipated at 16, I drove a tractor-trailer for over 18 years, owned two (2) different businesses, obtained a GED, went to college for two (2) years, and raised three (3) children on my own. My son is now 25 years old. I raised him alone with no child support. After three (3) of college, he is in the Air Force now and has been for two (2) years. He is also attending college with online courses part-time.
    I think as a single parent for most of my children’s lives I have done well. I usually had to work six (6) days a week, 12-14 hour days, work around daycare centers, babysitters, many times picking up or dropping the children off at soccer practice or dance in the truck. I think as a good mother my rights should not be terminated and yes I should still have a say as to where my children are placed. I think they should be together as they are twin sisters and I do love them and want the best for them in a secure supervised controlled environment. Last but not least I think these charges of abuse and neglect should be turned around. I AM NOT GUILTY! But what chance do I have in fighting a loosing battle unless I got lucky enough for this letter to get into the right hands and GOD BLESS YOU IF IT DOES!
    I don’t have the money or the strength to fight this anymore. I am disabled now and the last year has took a toll on my nerves.Ive been fighting this and doing everything in my power to prove to everyone Im a fit parent but none of this has mattered! I serously hope that somebody looks at this Family Preservation act , it needs to be renewed updated and most of all followed upon and behind making sure that the people like CPS are doing what they are suppose to be doing. But at the same time making sure the family is preserved.

    Thank you for your time.

    Sincerely,

    Susan Hucks
    110 Summers Street
    Beckley, West Virginia 25801
    (304) 253-1927

    Comment by Susan — April 8, 2008 @ 7:20 am



  66. To RevealTruth, You are 100% totally right on! The only government official that I know of, as of yet, who is willing to speak out against CPS is Senator Nancy Schaeffer from Georgia. Have you had a chance to read her article on that state’s child predatory services system? It really applies to every state. I’ve written my senators, congresscritters, the president, media, everybody I can think of with my story, but so far, NOTHING. I have signed that petition & many others as well. Somebody needs to start paying attention to this.

    Comment by Susan — April 8, 2008 @ 8:13 am



  67. I looked for a website like this one when I went through a false allegation which almost lead to me losing my five children and my licensed home daycare. I fought the accusation and many months (and dollars) later I won my case. I have not forgotten what it was like to be there. My thoughts and prayers go out to everyone dealing with this kind of situation.

    Comment by Shaunee — April 8, 2008 @ 9:39 am



  68. I’m writing because I am a victim of Michigan CPS. My 5 children have been kidnapped for the second time by CPS. They won’t leave me alone! I fought them the first time and even divorced my abusive husband and I got my kids back. I divorced him again this time but they think I will go back to him again when he is out of prision. I did all I could for my kids. When they were naughty I would leave the trailer so I would not get angry at them. They were home alone so I know I never hurt them. My kids say I did but I don’t remember that. I bought them things all the time. I made good money dancing and now I get money to go to school and I can live off that. I had to move to another state to be closer to my probation officer and now CPS won’t let the kids visit me at my house. They are never happy! At least I didn’t have to go to prison for my charges like my ex-husband did! Someone please tell my how to get my kids back. I have tried everything. I buy them toys and show them to the kids and then I take them home so that the kids will want to come home. Because The kids say that they don’t want to come home cause they are afraid of what I might do. They have brainwashed my kids. They have my kids on medication to control their behaviors but I know they are just brainwashing them. I tell my kids not to take the drugs everytime I get a chance to talk to them alone. I also tell them that they have a new daddy now and he has a house for all of us.

    You are all right! CPS does distroy familys! We need to stick together!

    Comment by Another victim — April 8, 2008 @ 10:45 am



  69. im here because im a childless mother of 6. i want to help the fight agaist cps. please tell me where to start. i cant sit around and do nothing to stop this horrible injustce any longer. its driving me insane. im ready to do whatever i can. i just dont know where to start. can you help me. saying nothing is killing me. these people need to be stopped. is there anything i can do?
    sincerely, debbie, childless mother of six

    Comment by deborah darling — April 8, 2008 @ 5:11 pm



  70. Is there anyone out there that has dealt with CPS when your adolescent child has accused your husband of abuse but there is evidence to support that it may not have happened.

    Comment by Liz — April 9, 2008 @ 5:42 am



  71. Let me confirm that I am certain it is not true. I believe it was done in a act of deceit and now she has been removed from my home and I have been treated as badly as my husband.

    Comment by Liz — April 9, 2008 @ 5:51 am



  72. Liz:

    Adolescent–how old?

    M/F?

    Sexual ( that is the difficult one) Physical?

    Happens very often even in good families. Step Dad??

    This is so common with CPS as to be a broken record. You are not the only one, nor the only case.

    Please register w Message Boards and interact with someone from your state.

    Unfortunately, only you know your child.

    Could drugs be involved? Often times removal is a prelude to what the teen thinks is a more unmonitored life.

    Ever since CPS intruded into families and most especially in the case of adolescents, the outcome is often problematic.

    Since you say removed, the adolescent might find that group homes are not great.

    Best of luck. Register.

    F.

    Comment by Fern — April 9, 2008 @ 6:06 am



  73. I am in a similar situation with my 5 year old son and my husband who is my son’s step dad. He has been removed from my home for 6 months with absolutely no proof of sexual abuse at all. I have been treated badly and my husband has been all but ignored in this situation.

    Comment by Maddie — April 9, 2008 @ 6:47 am



  74. In regards to online petitions, they are not taken seriously. I used to sign online petitions like crazy until I learned that the only way to get your voice heard is through actual letter writing to your congressman etc.

    This was taken from snopes.com:

    Those truly committed to righting the wrongs of the world are encouraged to take pen in hand and craft actual letters to their congressmen or to whomever they deem are the appropriate people to contact about particular issues. Real letters (the kind that are written in a person’s own words and sent through the regular mail) are accorded far more respect than form letters (let alone petitions), and that should be kept in mind by those intent upon being heard. Yes, the effort it takes is far larger. But so is the potential for making an actual difference.

    You can read more in depth about online petitions here: http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/internet.asp

    I wanted online petitions to work but the sad truth is they do not. We must work very hard to get our voices heard and it will take our blood, sweat, tears and ink to work towards making a difference.

    If every single person on this website would contact every government officials in their cities, counties, state and federal AND contact every form of media possible about the corrupt business that is CPS, I believe that will make a difference. But it will take every single one of us.

    Good luck to all of you, I for one will not stop the fight until my niece gets her baby back!

    Comment by Deanna — April 9, 2008 @ 6:50 am



  75. what about makeing a pitition and haveing it signed in person, by people and sending it to your repersenitives.

    Comment by christy — April 9, 2008 @ 10:57 am



  76. Christy,

    Petitions with real, live signatures, signed in ink, is the only way a petition may even be considered serious. And keep this in mind, you will need hundreds of signatures if you really want to be heard.

    A petition alone, even with hundreds of signatures, will not do much if anything at all. I know this sounds like defeat but it’s not. REAL petitions are a good start especially with hundreds of signatures, but if we really want to make an impact, we must back those petitions up with letters to our congressmen, other government officials and the media. Each and every one of us!

    Let’s do this people, nothing will change unless WE make it happen! Who’s with me? Leave a message on our website. God bless all of you!

    Comment by Deanna — April 9, 2008 @ 5:44 pm



  77. I am curious to find out what you guys think about CPS intervention in Texas with the polygamist…

    Comment by Misty — April 9, 2008 @ 6:36 pm



  78. I have been looking for comfort and a website like this for weeks. I will try to keep this short. My children have not been taken from me but I have been through hell and am extremely depressed. I am or was a program counselor working with special needs children and also pursing a career in mental health nursing. When I had my children I always wanted to stay home and open a family child care where I would be able to raise my children and do what I love..work with kids.

    My husband is a Marine and after his 3rd deployment we moved from our hometown to base housing. I was excited I would be able to start my family childcare. Our move was EXTREMEMLY stressful. My husbands pay got messed up and we had no money for 3 months, our car broke, we had just moved to a new community, we didnt have a christmas because we had no money…it was an extremely bad few months. Every negative things kept happening one after another…tottally out of our control.

    Me and my husband got into an arguement that resulted in him locking himself in his room all day. After the kids were in bed I tried to talk to him but that resulted in me crying. And him tottally insulting me and my womanhood and saying a lot of things that made me lose my cool and slap him. By the time I slapped him my son had ventured out of the room and was a witness to this “domestic violence”

    I’m not saying I wasnt wrong in hitting him But when I talked to the worker she convinced me my husband was the “abuser” and I was the victim and he “pushed me” to hit him. I honestly cant remember the exact details. I lost it. I had a complete mental breakdown and since going to counseling my thearapist has explained to me that I am suffering from adjustment disorder. When I spoke with the worker I thought she was hear to help our family. I was completely honest with her and she manipulated me when I was most vulnerable.

    I explained to her my fear of not being able to work with children again. She told me if I leave my husband and go back to my hometown to live with my family she can close the case and write it off as “inconclusive” I didnt feel our situation warranted me leaving my husband. And voluntarily opened a case with CPS and voluntarily agreed to a safety plan with my worker because I wanted to utilize every resource available to help our family get out of this stressful situation.

    I fufilled my part of the safety plan which was no physical contact with my husband, start sounseling and call some people on base. In the contract my worker was suppose to talk to my counselor, call me and do home visits. She fufilled no part of her contract. She left me and my 2 children in a house by ourself with no money, no transportation, no family, we didnt know anyon here, our phone was even disconnected at times.

    I tried calling her but she never returned my calls. I made the mistake of calling her supervisor to see if I can get some help. But I ran out of minutes mid way through our conversation and still no one came out to check on our “welfare” I had advised the suprvisor I would probably get disconnected too.

    NEWAYZ when I finaly got a cal from my worker she wanted to close the case because the 30 days f the contract was coming up. She asked me if I wanted to keep the case open and get transferred tonother worker. I told her I did want to keep the case open because I wanted to ensure our family kept up with counseling and that nothing like this would never happen again. She then talked me out of keeping my case open and told me :you dont really want a county worker” and I was like, well okay.

    I feel so manipulated and used. Should I of not voluntarily opened a case? Should I have not agreed to a safety plan? Should I have not closed my case? I really didn understand what was going on I just know I was going through a stressful time and knew our family needed help and I thought they were there to help us. Because I choose to stay with my family I have been charged a “child abuser” and any dreams I have of working with children have been crushed. I am so depressed over this. I cry a lot and try not to about it but its hard when you feel like your life has been changed forever.

    thanks for listening to my story. I hope I can find help? Is there actual ways you can appeal these charges? Is it right her the worker to blackmail me to leve my husband?

    Comment by Camille — April 9, 2008 @ 6:54 pm



  79. my goodness that comment wasnt short by any means but I tried I really just want to know if there is any way to appeal charges of child abuse against you? These charges have ruined my life. Thy said I “emotionally abused” my children because they witnessed me slap there dad. But at the same time the worker told me if I leave my husband she could rule it as inconclusive because there is no real way tomeasure emtional abuse in children as young as my own they are (1 and 2)

    thanks

    Comment by Camille — April 9, 2008 @ 6:57 pm



  80. I need help…a.s.a.p.,,,my 1 yr old son was just taken and put in foster care,,,I don’t have much money but can make payments ..I am in DALLAS county and need some advice please…I miss and love my baby very much…….

    Comment by Dawna — April 9, 2008 @ 7:40 pm



  81. my contact info is,,dodonut80 on myspace,,,or 972-790-4184…thank you..

    Comment by Dawna — April 9, 2008 @ 8:52 pm



  82. Camille,
    The worker convinced you to say that your husband was the abuser??? Come on….. It sounds like you didn’t want to take responsibility for your actions.
    How did anyone even know that this happened? Your children are 1 and 2. I’m sure that they didn’t tell anyone.

    Comment by Another victim — April 10, 2008 @ 5:02 am



  83. Camile,

    CPS case workers can be very manipulative. DON’T let them manipulate you! They are NOT your friend! NEVER freely offer any information as they will twist and misconstrue everything you say. Give only the facts and nothing more. Refuse to sign anything they put in front of you without having an attorney look it over first.

    CPS isn’t interested in helping families, this I am fully convinced of. There may be a few within the system who truly care, but those people are very few and far in between.

    Know your rights, DON’T give up, learn as much as you can and fight back!

    Comment by Deanna — April 10, 2008 @ 6:57 am



  84. Deanna-

    Not only are the few good caseworkers few and far between- they carry no weight. Their supervisors do. SO even if you are lucky enough to get a caring one, it is unlikely to get a supervisor on your side. They are required to look at the almighty $$ only. They do not get involved personally with a case unless they smell a lawsuit from their personell messing up a case.

    This I have learned from experience first hand. Our family never even knew her name. Imagine our shock when a NEW person showed up in court to explain away the case workers errors.

    It did not work. The Judge admonished her and CPS formally in the record.

    Comment by Cheryl — April 10, 2008 @ 11:51 am



  85. I am checking out this site because my husband and I have been abused by the cps office in our country for almost three years now. I am desperatly seeking answeres and a way to stop the harrassment…

    Comment by Kristin — April 10, 2008 @ 11:56 am



  86. Looking for a Lawyer in Alameda County, Northern California to sue CPS. They took my daughter for 5 days, and the judge gave her back. The allegations were absolutely manufactured and the childs therapist diagreed with them, hence the child was returned home. I want to know if I can sue.
    Ashton
    cronspirit (at) comcast (dot) net

    Comment by Ashton — April 10, 2008 @ 5:07 pm



  87. Jennifer-

    You need to request through your attorney for the CPS records. Only a judge can approve the release of those records. I would provide CPS with documentation from a Physician that supports your statements. Any documentation that supports your statements should be shown to the case worker. You don’t have to provide them with a copy, but show them any documentation by a licensed professional that supports your case.

    Comment by Kimberly Hampton — April 10, 2008 @ 5:34 pm



  88. I wanted to share wit you all that prior to the removal of any children from the home, unless in extreme emergency situations, the parent’s should be given the opportunity to make alternative arrangements for the children so they do not have to be removed and placed in foster care. A situation just occurred where two boys were beaten severely by their mother who was a police officer. The boys beating was comparable to the marks you would see on slaves. They had open bleeding wounds and there was not a spot on their bodies that did not have whip marks. The mother showed no remorse for what she had done. The mother was charged with several felonies and even arrested.

    Prior to CPS thinking about removing the children, we gave mom the opportunity to make arrangements for the children. She could place the children with a relative or their father or she could leave the home and allow the children to stay in the home with their stepfather. Mother chose to leave the home, which, allowed the children to remain in their environment and attend their same school.

    Removal of children is never to be the first priority. I know that horror stories occur, and then parents are asked to jump through hurdles to get their children back and it is extremely unfortunate and no system is perfect, which is why policy and the law should be reviewed and changed accordingly.

    Comment by Kimberly Hampton — April 10, 2008 @ 5:41 pm



  89. Ashton, are you In CA.if so I know a CPS lawyer in the Bay area for possible representation.

    Comment by Sam — April 10, 2008 @ 9:32 pm



  90. Sorry Ashton, I notice you are in CA,so here is the lawyer name and #
    Robert Powell (408)553-0201

    Comment by Sam — April 10, 2008 @ 9:36 pm



  91. we finally got a place were moving into it sometime this week now our case worker for cps is saying its too much money when she knows were going to be getting help with rent from the city/town if we can come up with all the money for rent, shes trying to do everything she can to keep our child and try to terminate our rights on may 2nd but we got a place now … and our main thing on the reunification plan was safe and stable housing… if we stay stable and keep our place we might have a chance right?? i need some advice i feel like we are being taken advantage of by the state whats legal ? whats not? and our court appointed lawyers…… ummmm…. we cant afford good lawyers and we dont have much time we had our 6 month meeting deadline … can any one help?

    Comment by haeleigh — April 11, 2008 @ 7:53 am



  92. Jennifer-

    The “Freedom of Information Act of 1974″ is the legal recourse you have on your side to get any and all records at CPS. A Judge does NOT have to order it. You need to cite this Act in your written letter, sent certified mail, to the local CPS office.

    You would only need to ask a Judge for an order to produce CPS records IF they refuse to comply with your properly written legal request under this Act. The Judge can then enforce your rights to the information.

    If they do not produce them within a reasonable amount of time; say 30 days, then you would file a petition at court for a hearing “To Show Cause” and and “Order to Produce” under this Act.

    You and your assigned attorney can do either. Each court has a self-help dept with the pre-printed court petitions as these 2 forms are used widely.

    Comment by Cheryl — April 11, 2008 @ 7:58 am



  93. My name is Marriah and I am on this site because I am doing a research paper on the government’s hand in abuse and neglect cases. I was trying to find the procedure they use to determine which parents get their children taken away and which don’t when I found this site. Please know that I am praying for all of you. I can tell you want your children and that you were wrongfully accused. My mother and cousins were in foster care and my mom has been a foster parent. (to family members only…) and I know how hard it is to think of someone else having your moments with your children. You are in my prayers. God bless :)

    Comment by Marriah t. — April 11, 2008 @ 11:48 am



  94. To Misty: I think the situation going on in TX is horrible & could have been another Waco. Authorities had a right to intervene, but they should put the kids with their mothers in safe houses instead of with strangers. I heard that the state doesn’t even know many of the names because people aren’t talking. The perpetrators should be punished to the full extent of the law for what they did! They are dealing with a cult mindset & these people are very fragile emotionally.

    Comment by Susan — April 11, 2008 @ 1:33 pm



  95. Just a quick comment. I am a foster/adoptive parent and I resent that I am called a “baby stealer” I didn’t addict my son to cocaine, or abandon him at a hospital. I didn’t lock a 2 year old in a bedroom for a weekend so I could “entertain friends” then beat him when he urinated on the floor. Believe it or not, there are some “first parents, natural parents, birthparents whatever you call them, who do abuse their children and foster parents who are there to care for the children. I have even worked with CPS workers that had the best interest of the child in mind when they removed those abused children and placed them in safer homes. And where do you get the statistics for your comment about more children dying in foster homes than in birth homes? I don’t think you should make a comment like that without backing it up. I know hundreds of foster families who give their lives to caring for the children in their homes opposed to the few that are abusive. Please be sure you are being not only accurate, but unbiased when making hurtful comments. You certainly don’t want to be accused of being the same way you are accusing the CPS workers and foster parents of being.
    Sincerely
    Shannon G

    Comment by Shannon Grant — April 11, 2008 @ 8:23 pm



  96. Whatever Shannon! CPS does more HARM than good. Again, what about parents such as myself, who didn’t abuse their kids? Ever! Whose cases are based on very flimsy neglect charges that would never hold up in a real court. CPS is ALL about the $money$. They need to keep in mind that the best interest of the child is with the parents unless the parents are like what you mentioned above. I AM A GOOD PARENT & A GOOD PERSON WHO IS INNOCENT OF ANY ABUSE. THE IDIOT FREMONT COUNTY COLORADO DHS IS RUN BY CORRUPT LESBIAN CASEWORKERS, A CORRUPT GUARDIAN AD LITEM WHOSE HUSBAND DIED UNDER VERY MYSTERIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES, AND A SEXUAL DEVIANT JUDGE. Real parents here have NO CHANCE at all!

    Comment by Susan — April 12, 2008 @ 1:32 pm



  97. Oh yea, I forgot to mention the persecuting attorney for DHS, is rumored to have molested his stepchildren. The deviant judge here favors child molesters but throws the book at good Christian parents who are not crack addicts or alkies!

    Comment by Susan — April 12, 2008 @ 1:34 pm



  98. My 3 boys lives and myself have been scarred for life by dcf. My twin boys were taken from me by dcf because of FALSE allegations made by their paternal father who didn’t care what he did and the damage he would cause all because he was very controlling and he wanted to get custody of the boys but he is by law not fit to have them. The twins were removed shortly before their 5th birthday and my eldest was 16 1/2 at the time. When they went to my home and removed my eldest and brought him to dcf with the twins, my eldest took his brothers to the bathroom and told them that he loved them very much and told them he would be gone for a little while and to please take care of each other. They then went back into the office and my eldest asked the dcf investigator if he could get his bag out of the car. This dcf worker handed the keys to their car to my 16 1/2 yr old and let him go to the car by himself. Thank got he had the common sense not to take the car. He did get his bag and left the car keys there but he ran off. My eldest was on run away status for 3 months. My twins were placed in a foster home in Ocala. An hour and a half away from were we live. I was forced by the department and my attorney to sign a case plan. dcf and kci held my kids from seeing me for almost 3 months. I later found out (about 8 months into this) that by law they (dcf and kci) have to set up a visit within 72 hours of removal. When i first saw the twins they looked horrible and their little heads were lice infested. I reported this to the visitation center, their guardian @ litem and kci. The visitation center said that the transporter would relate this to the foster mother. I at that time was only seeing my boys for 1 hr every 2 weeks. 2 weeks later their heads were still lice infested. I brought a hair clipper with me and spent my 1 hr visit buzzing of their hair. When they originally first saw me they had said mommy my hair is so itchy it hurts please make it stop. my heart just broke. after the first month they set it up were I would see my boys in my area one visit and then the next visit I was to travel to Ocala. I have fybromyalgia and arthritis and some days are hard but I never ever missed one visit with my kids. Every time I saw my kids their condition was getting worse. They were so dirty that in my eyes I believe it was a health hazzard. They would scoff down the food I brought like they had never eaten before. One had a bump on his cheek the other had sores and blisters in and around his mouth. their shoes were to small on them and it started to make their toes look disfigured. I complained to everyone and it all fell upon deaf ears. I went to our local kci office and spoke to the supervisor who had the caseworker and her supervisor on speaker phone during the whole conversation and the caseworker denied everything I had said was wrong with my boys. These people actually smirked and laughed in my face when I said there was going to be a big problem on their hands when I was going to take action against them for ignoring the situation with my kids. My eldest was on run away status for 3 months. They sent him to New York to be with his father against my sons wishes I had somebody in Florida who was capable of taking my son in his home but they totally ignored that even against the judge ordering a home study to be done on this person. They had told his father all kinds of lies about me and almost ruined the nice relationship I had with his father and his fathers family for the sake of my son for 17 yrs at that time. Because of all my eldest has a tarnished relationship with his dad now. I told my caseworker that if they didn’t take action to correct the situation that I would then call the state attorney and the governors office. My caseworker went around telling everybody that I had threatened her because of what i had stated. The department filed termination of parental right papers with the courts 3 months after removing my boys and also adoption papers for my twin boys. I started calling the governors office making complaints. Somehow the department found out and my own attorney told me in court that I better stop calling the governors office because it was pissing of the caseworker and by doing so it was going to make it harder to get my kids back because she is the one who will make the final decision about my kids being able to come back home. Later on my attorney also notified me by mail that he looked into all and found no wrong doing done by the departments and that if I didn’t stop making complaints the departments were going to sanction me because i was supposedly harassing and badgering them. I believed at that time my own lawyer was working against me. So the caseworker kept lying and lying and lying and getting away with it. For 2 months I stopped calling the governors office on my attorneys advice. That was into about 4 1/2 months of my kids removal. 3 months after their removal I went to court for the charges i was arrested on origionally. In court on the actual trial date the state dismissed all charges against me. I figured that when that happened my kids would have been given back to me. I went to kci and dcf’s offices demanding my children back. They all looked at me like I was crazy. I told them here is my paper work I proved myself not guilty in a court of law at an actual trial date for the charges that you originally took my children for. If I’m proven not guilty for those charges then my children should be immediately given back to me. They said it doesn’t work like that. That was criminal court and this case is in civil court. It’s awhole seperate matter. i said how can it be a seperate matter when the criminal charges is why you took my children. So it’s ike your saying i’m guilty even though I proved myself not guilty. It doesn’t make any sense. Your now holding my kids hostage. So as i said before i kept my mouth shut because of what my laywer told me but I also made complaints to dcf’s hotline number against the foster home because of the condition of my boys. They were skin and bones, so filthy it was beyond filth. I was bringing them clothing, brand new shoes,toys, underwear, socks, food, snacks to take to school etc…. and my boys the magority of the time never had the things I had given them. Well 2 months after my lawyer told me to keep my mouth shut, the caseworker went into court at our next court date stating that my eldest son was gang affiliated, and gang related and that even if the twins came home they would be in harm and threats way because their eldest brother would find his way home and bring his gang member friends to our home. My eldest has never ever been in trouble and is NOT a gang member. She even used certain detectives names in court. Well when she did that I said all bets were off with my lawyer and I stared calling the governors office again against his advice. That turned out to be the best thing ever that I did. The governors office assigned an investigator and he contacted me and looked into everything and within a month or so found out that everything I stated was true. All of a sudden my lawyer who was in my eyes working against me could no longer do so because he’d wind up in trouble and he then started patting me on my back an fighting for me. The head detective of the gangs unit found out what was said in court and actually came to my home on my sons behalf. He said he didn’t know who she was but he and the sheriffs department did not appreciate her going into a court of law and stating what she did and throwing names around like she did. He said my son is not gang affiliated nor gang related and never got in trouble with the sheriffs dept and to have my lawyer subpena him and everything he told me he would testify to it in court, that he was there to help me get my family back together. 8 months from the removal of my children the departments where still moving forward with temintation of parental rights and adoption of my twins. 9 months into this, the investigator along with the florida advocacy council started demanding to know why these things were happening. Plus I had completed my caseplan within the 6 months they give you to complete it. All of a sudden 10 months into the removal and a day before we had to go to court for for a full day hearing were the judge was going to decide on either temination of parental rights or full reunification my lawyer calls me up telling me to get to his office because my kids were coming home by 5pm that day because the departments wrote up a stipulation to give me my kids back. They must have gotten wind of the fact that I had about 12 people coming in to testify the next day for that court hearing to expose what was happening. I guess they figured if they gave me my kids back none of this would get exposed. My kids did come home that day but false reports were still coming in even up to the day that they came home. about 1 hour before i went to pick them up my lawyer called me to tell me a report had come in the day before stating that I was currently and actively using drugs. On my own I went and got a drug test with a place that is affiliated with the dept of corrections because I was not going to let dcf or kci drug test me. They did once before with a mouth swap test in court and it came up posotive. A false posotive. That same day that that had happened I went to a lab right after court, plus I went to the harbors and the department of corrections and had them test me. All 3 tests came back negative. So don’t ever trust there tests. I brought my drug test with me that day that my boys were coming home and I guess the departments were surprised. They had to accept mey test because I did it at a state facility. My boys have been home a year now. If I didn’t fight like I did they would have been placed up for adoption. I am 1 little woman, alone with no money for legal matters. I was fighting the state, the state attorneys, kci and their caseworkers, dcf, the boys paternal family and their lawyers (2 of them), the guardian @ litems office and their attorneys plus my own attorney who I now know for a fact that he was working against me before I did what I did against his advice and I WON !!!!!!!!!!! I month after the boys came home I got a legal letter from the florida advocacy council stating that the conclusion of the investigation is that all my complaints were VALID!!!!!!!!! I was also informed that numerous changes were in the process of being made because all that I had proved. 6 months after my boys came home I was still fighting this because i couldn’t understand how the caseworker was still working with children and family’s. I had gotten a call from the corperate office who handels the caseworkers informing me that the caseworker no longer works for them, that she has been TERMINATED!!!!!!!!!!!! Here I am 1yr after the boys are home trying to fight the system still so that maybe I can help prevent this from happening to another family, especially the children. God bless all of you and these children especially. It is horrible what these people are able to do to us. Especially since we live in the United States of America. Always remember that we have the right to freedom of speech. They violate our constitutional right and our amendment rights. Do what you feel is right from your heart. Had I listnened to my lawyer, my children would not be home with me right now. How sad is that. They are appointed to represent us, but all in all the state is handing them that pay check and in these small towns all these lgal people know each other and do favors back and forth for each other. So they do what is in the best interest for themselves and their careers. Not what is in the best interest for the children. The system needs to change. It’s so heart breaking to hear and read all these stories. I knew i wasn’t the only one going threw this, but I can’t beleive how many other parents and children are also dealing with this. My ordeal lasted 10 months but it is has scarred us forever. Just keep fighting, don’t give up. That’s what they want you to do. They set the parents up fo failure with the caseplans in hope that you won’t complete it. Just keep going. I ran myself ragged. I recently had 3 mini strokes and I was told it most likely was brought on by stress and the doctors didn’t even have a clue as to what I had gone through. I’m alright now thank God and my children are doing as well as expected. My eldest just recently turned 18 and the first thing out of his mouth was “now they can’t touch me” (meaning dcf). How sad is that, that he couldn’t wait to turn18 for that reason. There is so much more to my story and so many more things to tell that the caseworker, kci, dcf and the guardian @ litems office did to us. The only ones that apologized to us and said they would never beleive a caseworkers word again until they looked into everything themselves was the guardian for my children and the gaurdians @ litems office and that because of all I proved they are making numerous changes within their department. Like i said I am 1 woman alone here in Florida with no money for legal fees but I never gave up and fought like crazy for mine and my children’s rights from the beginning. That’s what you all need to do. I hope that maybe my story can help somebody else. GOD BLESS YOU ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Comment by michelle — April 12, 2008 @ 5:42 pm



  99. Hello All,
    I am stunned when I read some of your posts. Susan, you honestly sound CRAZY. I would guess that part of your case plan was to receive mental health counseling….am I right?
    To those of you who are pro CPS (you are few and far between) thank you. It is easy to sit and bitch about a system on an on-line chat site with people who are in the same situation but maybe you should try to understand the system and what it actually does.
    Any government run system will have glitches. We are all humans…and we make mistakes. I am sure that children are removed from very good parents…because again, people make mistakes. I believe it is better to error on the side of caution then to take that chance and a child die. No child should ever die at the hand of an abusive parent/foster parent/step-parent/etc. This is a disgrace and if the CPS system is being bashed then they should be bashed for not taking more children out of the home before something horrific happens to them.
    Also, the CPS system has a major shortage of workers with too many cases. Mistakes happen and some workers really “suck”.
    Please, all I am asking is not to group all case workers together. Maybe your worker is bad or maybe you are a bad parent…who knows? I would like to know what some of your children have to say about you.
    Thanks for listening to my OPINION.

    Comment by jrsm — April 12, 2008 @ 8:12 pm



  100. Whatever! Having depression (most of it caused by CPS) doesn’t make me a bad parent. Thank you for labeling me crazy. I’d rather be crazy than ignorant! Brings up a point though. Did you all know that CPS workers do NOT have to undergo mental health testing? That’s odd, because prison officers & cops do. CPS agents also don’t have to have a license. At my job, we have to have our licenses renewed every 2 years. Have whatever opinion you like of me, but I’m not stupid! You gotta be a little crazy in this world to be anybody!

    Comment by Susan — April 12, 2008 @ 9:25 pm



  101. Oh yes, and MY CHILDREN WANT TO LIVE WITH MOMMY & DADDY. NOT THE SEXUALLY DEVIANT HOUSEHOLD WHERE THEY’RE LIVING AT NOW. THEY WILL SAY THAT TO ANYBODY WHO IS WILLING TO LISTEN! (DHS isn’t, because little blond haired children bring in more profit for them).

    Comment by Susan — April 12, 2008 @ 9:29 pm



  102. God Bless You Michelle & all the other CPS victims out there (and there are MANY). You are so lucky to have your kids back! If we had stayed in FL instead of corrupt Colorado, I believe none of this would have crappened to us.

    Comment by Susan — April 12, 2008 @ 9:34 pm



  103. Susan,

    Please read what Senator Nancy Schaefer has to say about the CPS corruption. She is a Senator in Georgia but she is talking about the whole system. The US needs more politicians like her who are not afraid to bring up such controversial subjects.

    Anyway, it made me feel better and I hope it makes you feel better also. Here is the link:

    http://fightcps.com/pdf/TheCorruptBusinessOfChildProtectiveServices.pdf

    Comment by Deanna — April 12, 2008 @ 10:16 pm



  104. Thank you Deanna, I sure have read that & have even written her! We sure need more people like her that are willing to step up to this.

    Comment by Susan — April 13, 2008 @ 11:10 am



  105. well ,i have court tommorow will let everyone here know what happens….wish me luck……………..

    Comment by jo — April 13, 2008 @ 11:32 am



  106. Please Help My Friend!

    ·Last night 15 poster boards where nailed to poles at 6 busy intersections and busy traveled roads in Cass County, with information about the truth in Cass county family court.

    Please call these New Stations to inform them of these signs.

    Messages read “Impeach Dobrich, Cass County Judge Dobrich Sells kids for profit, Kingpin Dobrich wants your kids, and alot of dollar signes, Stop Forced Adoption , Impeach Dobrich.

    Most the signs where in Edwardsburg where Dobrich has a second home (how nice).

    Here are the news stations WSJV FOX 28 574-679-9758,WNDU 1-574-631-1616, WSBT 574-232-6397

    These are the local channels in this area, please be a whistle blower and let the news know that a inside investigation is going on in Cass County Foster Care regarding my 8 year old who his 75 year-old foster paid person (Ellen Berky) gave him Tenex, Risperdal, Adderall and Trileptal.

    Please call as a concerned citezen.

    Please ask the news to investigat “The Adoption Judge” and her forced adoption accusations.

    Comment by Diando — April 14, 2008 @ 7:42 am



  107. My friend had a visit with her kids on last Wed. Her 18 month old son had bumps (large ones) and bruises all over his head. He also had scratches. He had two bumps on his temple over his hear with scratch marks leading from one bump to the other and bruises at each end this was above his ear.

    She(my friend) video taped it and the caseworker told her there are no worries it happens all the time that he fell on the concrete.

    She also said he had scars on the back of his legs. When she asked if he and been seen by the dr they told her there was no need.

    I called in a complaint to the police dept and they said they would investigate.

    I later got 4 phone calls from the caseworker, Kim Vincent, (pretending to be the police officer) threatening me and telling me that she has put a federal warrant out for my arrest for making a false report.

    The so called officer asked me if I was familiar with Michigan State Laws!

    I told her no but this is what I sent her after the harrassing phone calls: Mind you I had the phone company and a cop friend of mine check into who placed the call.

    IMPERSONATING A POLICE OFFICER
    House Bills 4781 and 4782
    Sponsor: Rep. Alan Sanborn
    Committee: Criminal Justice
    Complete to 8-30-01
    A SUMMARY OF HOUSE BILLS 4781 AND 4782 AS INTRODUCED 5-17-01
    House Bill 4781 would amend the Michigan Penal Code to increase the penalties for impersonating a police officer and House Bill 4782 would add the corresponding sentencing guidelines to the Code of Criminal Procedure. Specifically, the bills would do the following:
    House Bill 4781. Currently, impersonating a law enforcement officer or coroner is a misdemeanor punishable by up to one year imprisonment or a fine of not more than $500. The bill would amend the Michigan Penal Code (MCL 750.215) to specify instead that a person who is not a peace officer or a medical examiner could not perform the duties of either profession without authorization or represent to another person that he or she was a peace officer or a medical examiner for any unlawful purpose. A violation would be a misdemeanor punishable by not more than one year imprisonment, a fine of not more than $500, or both.
    In addition, a person who violates the above prohibition in order to commit or attempt to commit a felony would be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than four years or a fine of not more than $2,000, or both. A sentence imposed under this provision would have to be served consecutively to any term of imprisonment imposed for the felony that was committed or attempted and could not be suspended.
    As used in the bill, ‘peace officer’ would mean a police officer of the state or a political subdivision; a police officer of a junior college, college, or university authorized by the respective governing board to enforce state law and the rules and ordinances of the particular institution; and a conservation officer of the Department of Natural Resources, the Department of Environmental Quality, or the United States Department of the Interior.
    House Bill 4782 would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure (MCL 777.16l) to specify that impersonating a peace officer to commit, or attempt to commit, a felony would be a Class F felony against public safety with a four-year maximum sentence of imprisonment. The bill is tie-barred to House Bill 4781.

    Penalties for False Reporting Approximately 30 States carry penalties in their reporting laws for any person who willfully or intentionally makes a report of child abuse or neglect that the reporter knows to be false.6 In 14 States and the Virgin Islands, making false reports is made illegal in other sections of State code.7Thirty-two States and the Virgin Islands classify false reporting as a misdemeanor or similar charge.8 In Florida, Tennessee, and Texas, false reporting is a felony, while in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, and Virginia, second or subsequent offenses are upgraded to felonies. In Michigan, false reporting can be either a misdemeanor or a felony, depending on the seriousness of the alleged abuse in the report. No criminal sanctions are imposed in California, Maine, Montana, Minnesota, and Nebraska; however, immunity from civil or criminal action that is provided to reporters of abuse or neglect is not extended to those who make a false report.Thirteen States and the Virgin Islands specify the penalties for making a false report.9 Upon conviction, the reporter can face jail terms ranging from 30 days to 5 years, or fines ranging from $200 to $5,000. Florida imposes the most severe penalties: In addition to a court sentence of 5 years and $5,000, the department may fine the reporter up to $10,000. In six States (California, Colorado, Idaho, Indiana, Minnesota, and North Dakota), in addition to any criminal penalties, the reporter may be civilly liable for any damages caused by the report. What is an abused child? In accordance with Section 43-21-105 of the Mississippi Code of 1972, Annotated, ‘Abused Child means a child whose parent, guardian or custodian or any person responsible for his care or support, whether legally obligated to do so or not, has caused or allowed to be caused upon said child sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, emotional abuse, mental injury, non-accidental physical injury or other maltreatment. Provided, however, that physical discipline, including spanking, performed on a child by a parent, guardian or custodian in a reasonable manner shall not be deemed abuse under this section.’ In regard to physical abuse, it is important to understand that although parents, guardians and custodians are legally allowed to utilize corporal punishment, they are not allowed to cause bruises, marks, or other injuries to children when utilizing corporal punishment. Any evidence of such will constitute abuse by the Mississippi Department of Human Services. Top Who is considered to be a child? A person who has not reached his/her eighteenth birthday. Who do I call to make a report? A report may be made to the local county Department of Human Services or to the Hotline, 1-800-222-8000, a statewide toll-free 24-hour line that is answered seven days a week. Top What happens when I call in a report? When a report is received, an investigation begins within 24-48 hours depending on the type of report. First the child is seen and interviewed privately. Then every member of the household is seen and interviewed privately. At least one non-family member (teacher, doctor, etc.) who knows the child is interviewed. When facts back up an abuse report the Department will make a report to the district attorney within 72 hours. The district attorney determines whether criminal charges can be filed. Top How old must a child be to be left alone at home? It depends on each individual child’s maturity. Who may report a suspected case of child abuse? Anybody. Do people who are reporting a suspected case of child abuse have to identify themselves? No. Top What will happen if you know of abuse and don’t report it? Upon being found guilty, the individual shall be punished by a fine not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by imprisonment in jail not to exceed one (1) year, or both. Mississippi Code of 1972, Annotated Section 43-21-353(7). Top What are some indicators of abuse? * Emotional/Verbal Abuse is anything said or done that is hurtful or threatening to a child and is the most difficult form of maltreatment to identify: * name calling, ‘You’re stupid’* belittling, ‘I wish you were never born’* destroying child’s possessions or pets* threatens to harm child or people they care about, ‘I’m going to choke you” or “I’ll break your arm”* locking a child in a closet or box* rejecting a child* isolating a childTopSexual Abuse is any inappropriate touching by a friend, family member, anyone having on-going contact and/or a stranger such as: * touching a child’s genital area* any type of penetration of a child* allowing a child to view or participate in pornography* prostitution, selling your child for money, drugs, etc.* forcing a child to perform oral sex acts* masturbating in front of a child* having sex in front of a child Top Physical Abuse is any type of contact that results in bodily harm such as bruising, abrasions, broken bones, internal injuries, burning, missing teeth, and skeletal injuries: * hitting or slapping a child with an extension cord, hands, belts, fists, broom handles, brushes, etc.* putting child into hot water* cutting the child with a knife or any other sharp object* shaking or twisting arms or legs, yanking a child by the arm* putting tape over a child’s mouth* tying a child up with rope or cord* throwing a child across a room or down the stairsTopNeglect means not meeting the basic needs of the child and is the most common form of maltreatment: * Medical - not giving a child life-sustaining medicines, overmedicating, not obtaining special treatment devices deemed necessary by a physician* Supervision - leaving child/children unattended and leaving child/children in the care of other children too young to protect them (depending upon the maturity of the child)* Clothing and good hygiene - dressing children inadequately for weather, persistent skin disorders resulting from improper hygiene* Nutrition - lack of sufficient quantity or quality of food, letting a child consistently complain of hunger and allowing the child to rummage for food* Shelter - having structurally unsafe housing, inadequate heating, and unsanitary housing conditions.

    What will happen if you know of abuse and don’t report it?

    Upon being found guilty, the individual shall be punished by a fine not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by imprisonment in jail not to exceed one (1) year, or both. Mississippi Code of 1972, Annotated Section 43-21-353(7).

    Comment by Diando — April 14, 2008 @ 7:52 am



  108. In February 2007 my 14 year old daughter accused my husband, her step-father, of touching her. I realize that you do not know her history ( which includes a false accusation of rape and a false accusation that a teacher had touched her, both proven to be false) but the only people that beleived her story were the police and CPS. She and my 12 year old son were removed from our home and placed with my mother. Thank God they did not have to endure foster care as I have heard horror stories about that. At the time I was 4 months pregnant with my third and my husbands first child. The story my daughter told was the most unbelievable load of crap I have ever heard come out anyone’s mouth. You could watch her tell it and see that she was coming up with the story as she went. She couldn’t give details, dates, or any other pertinent information. Yet she describes a 4 hour physical fight between her and my husband that none of the 4 other people in our small 1,000 square foot mobile home heard. She says he touched her and tried to make her touch him but can’t remember details, yet she remembers in the same conversation details of a story from when she 10 years old. Don’t get me wrong I love my daughter with every beat of my heart. And this is all absolutley tearing me up. My husband was arrested on nothing more than her word and spent two days in jail before I was able to get help to get him out. This is a man who has never been in trouble a day in his life. Now here we are over a year later. CPS has finally disappeard because I finally realized that cooperating with them was only hurting us. My son has been able to come home and e have a beautifull 8 month old baby girl that is absolutley in love with her Daddy. I don’t believe her, my mother doesn’t believe her, her brother doesn’t believe her, none of our family believes her. What kind of country do we live in that a man’s life can be completely destryed over nothing more than an accusation. Our lives will never be the same. And sadly my daughter has now robbed herself of the loving family that she had before February 2007. She’ll be 16 years old in a few days. Still saying it happened, but won’t be specific on exactly what happened she’s changed her story I don’t know how many times. We will be going to court soon I’m sure. Please pray for our family. I don’t know if I would be able to face life if he is convicted. I know in my heart that he is innocent. If I thought for a second that it was true I would be with my daughter. I have to beleive that there are resonable, intelligent people out there that will look at this case and see that this little girl is lying to hurt a man that got in the way of her doing as she pleased. Please keep us in your prayers.

    Thank You and God Bless…

    P.S.. If you are here to pour salt in the wounds of those who are here for comfort please go elsewhere. You do not know us or our stories. Please keep your opinions to your self and go join the others who think they are perfect and have no cause to fear an agency that shouldn’t have near the leeway that they do to tear families apart.

    Comment by Jodie — April 15, 2008 @ 8:21 am



  109. Biggest Kidnapping Ever in History - Only in Texas!

    Read the part where CPS tells the mothers that “their children are now theirs”

    That’s what I was told before they took my granddaughter…..

    04/15/2008 — Texas officials who took 416 children from a polygamist retreat into state custody sent many of their mothers away, as a judge and lawyers struggled with a legal and logistical morass in one of the biggest child-custody cases in U.S. history.Of the 139 women who voluntarily left the compound with their children since an April 3 raid, only those with children 4 or younger were allowed to continue staying with them Monday, said Marissa Gonzales, spokewoman for the state Children’s Protective Services agency. She did not know how many women stayed.”It is not the normal practice to allow parents to accompany the child when an abuse allegation is made,” she said.The women were given a choice: Return to the Eldorado ranch of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, a renegade Mormon sect, or go to another safe location. Some women chose the latter, Gonzales said.On Monday night, about three dozen women, many of them mothers, sobbed and held onto each other outside a log cabin on the sect’s ranch, recounting the way police officers encircled them in a room and told them that they could not stay.One woman, Marie, said the women weren’t allowed to say goodbye to their crying children.”They said, ‘your children are ours,”‘ said the sobbing 32-year-old whose three sons are aged 9, 7 and 5 and who would not give her last name. “We could not even ask a question.”She said the children at the ranch have not been abused, but she feels like “they are being abused from this experience.” She said the children have been “have been so protected and loved.”The women believe the abuse complaint that led to the raid came from a bitter person outside their community.The state is accusing the sect of physically and sexually abusing the youngsters and wants to strip their parents of custody and place the children in foster care or put them up for adoption. The sheer size of the case was an obstacle.”Quite frankly, I’m not sure what we’re going to do,” Texas District Judge Barbara Walther said after a conference that included three to four dozen attorneys either representing or hoping to represent youngsters.The mothers were taken away Monday after they and the children were taken by bus under heavy security out of historic Fort Concho, where they had been staying, to the San Angelo Coliseum, which holds nearly 5,000 people and is used for hockey games, rodeos and concerts. The polygamist retreat is about 45 miles (72 kilometers) south of San Angelo.Some of the youngsters’ mothers complained to Gov. Rick Perry that the children were getting sick in the crowded fort. About 20 children had a mild case of chickenpox, said Dr. Sandra Guerra-Cantu with the state Health Department.Perry spokesman Robert Black said the governor did not believe the children were being housed in poor conditions at the West Texas fort. “Let’s be honest here, this is not the Ritz,” Black said, but he called the accommodations “clean and neat.”CPS said the move to the coliseum had been in the works since last week, but couldn’t be done sooner because the facility had been booked for another event and had to be cleaned and set up for the children.CPS also said about two dozen teenage boys were moved to a facility outside San Angelo with the judge’s permission. “We don’t normally say where we place teens,” Gonzales said when asked where they were sent.Monday’s courtroom conference was held to work out the ground rules for a court hearing beginning Thursday on the fate of the children.The judge made no immediate decisions on how the hearing will be carried out. Among the questions left unanswered: Would a courtroom big enough to hold everyone be available at the Tom Green County Courthouse, or would some kind of video link be employed?Texas bar officials said more than 350 lawyers from across the state have volunteered to represent the children free of charge. Moreover, the 139 mothers who voluntarily left the sect to be with their children will need lawyers, too, to help them fight for custody.The sheer numbers left the judge perplexed as she considered suggestions from the lawyers for how to handle Thursday’s hearing.”It would seem inefficient to have a witness testify 416 times,” the judge offered. “If I gave everybody five minutes, that would be 70 hours.”In an unintended illustration of the problem, Walther gave the lawyers 30 minutes to break into groups and report back to her with ideas. It took almost two hours for everyone to reassemble.The raid followed a call to a domestic violence hot line from a 16-year-old girl who said she was beaten and raped by her 50-year-old husband.In addition to becoming a monumental legal morass, the case is proving to be a public-relations headache for the state.Over the weekend, some of the mothers went on the offensive, complaining the children are falling ill and are frightened and traumatized from living in cramped conditions at the fort, with cots, cribs and playpens lined up side by side.The secretive nature of the sect — and the indoctrination children receive from birth to mistrust outsiders — have added to the confusion.Randoll Stout, one of the lawyers who plan to represent some of the children, said the youngsters “seem to change their names. Adults change their names. Children are passed around.”Betty Balli Torres, executive director of the Texas Access to Justice Foundation, said 10 women went into the San Angelo legal aid office last week seeking help and reported there were 100 more women who needed lawyers.Attorneys began meeting with the women over the weekend. She said it was vital that the mothers be represented by lawyers. Otherwise, they could lose their children — “what we call kind of the death penalty of family law cases,” she said.A church lawyer, Rod Parker, said the 60 or so men remaining on the 1,700-acre (688-hectare) ranch have offered to leave the compound if the state would allow the women and children to return to the place with child welfare monitors. But the state Children’s Protective Services agency said it had not yet seen the offer and had no comment on it.The sect practices polygamy in arranged marriages between underage girls and older men. The group has thousands of followers in two side-by-side towns in Arizona and Utah. The sect’s prophet and spiritual leader, Warren Jeffs, is in prison for forcing an underage age into a marriage in Utah.In Salt Lake City, dozens of polygamist wives with children in tow held a rally on the steps of City Hall to denounce the Texas raid. Rally organizers brought 475 wrapped care packages for the children in state custody.”Reunite these children with their families. Let them go home,” 18-year-old Kent Johnson said.See also:FOXNEWS.COM HOME >U.S. >Polygamist Sect Mothers Forced to Leave Their Children

    Comment by Diando — April 15, 2008 @ 12:57 pm



  110. You can view this story on Fox 26 News in Houston..

    If you would like you can e-mail Randy Wallace your story…

    Comment by Diando — April 15, 2008 @ 12:58 pm



  111. Cindy,

    If you were only six months old how do you know you were abused?

    I was told by a caseworker that she “needed my white baby and was going to get her and that my white baby was going to be hers”

    Guess what? She got my granddaughter, the made called in a spiteful, false call and an April Fools joke.

    Do you know why she did it? Because her brother and my daughter wouldn’t party with her anymore… She had to get rid of the baby…..

    Guess what else we sued her on Judge Judy and won!

    CPS had my granddaughter for 2 months and in that 2 months she was severly sunburned, had a rash on her bottom so bad it was bleeding and pussing, ear infection, thrush of the mouth, misshapen head, asthma, conjunctivitis, bug bites all over her, and a big red mark on her face, blisters in her mouth, threw up continually…..

    CPS told my daughter 2x in one week when she went to see her that they forgot the baby!

    How do you forget a baby? Not once, but twice!

    An investigative reporter called CPS and demanded that we got to see her and she was on deaths door step…

    Do you know what the caseworker and her Supervisor said….. There’s nothing wrong with her and she just has a rash from eating peaches the night before..

    We filmed the whole thing….. It is going to go on youtube……

    Also, go to Fox 26 news houston and type in CPS and read the story…. They waited 10 days to take her to the doctor… The only reason they took her to the doctor is because the judge found out in court….

    There is alot more to tell, but, I’m tired and I think your an idiot!!!!!

    Comment by Diando — April 15, 2008 @ 1:15 pm



  112. God Bless all of you who have lost your child or grandchild to CPS/DHS..

    I pray for ya’ll every day and night!!!!

    Keep fighting, do the classes, don’t let them beat you down….

    One day all cases will be reopened and children returned and caseworkers and Supervisors jailed…

    Also, if your rights have been terminated you can appeal… But, before they are terminated make sure to write an Objection and file it with the court!

    Comment by Diando — April 15, 2008 @ 1:20 pm



  113. Jo,

    How did court go?

    Comment by Diando — April 15, 2008 @ 1:45 pm



  114. Jodie, it sounds as if I was hearing my life story… except my husband was NEVER arrested, charged or detained… only DYFS has a case open… go figure the CRIMINAL courts found the case as a lie yet DYFS can make up accusations and keep their case open to keep my daughter… read my story and reach out to me…

    Comment by Jasmin — April 15, 2008 @ 5:09 pm



  115. I just signed a petition about freeing the FLDS women and children in TX. After reading the comments, this issue has really opened my eyes. The government is treating these poor people like criminals when they have done NOTHING wrong! This is reminiscent of World War II when we detained Japanese Americans in special ‘camps’! And CPS being the Nazis that they are, won’t even let them have cell phones to contact loved ones. To hell with the Constitution here. The claim of abuse was made by a supposed 16 year old girl, who is yet to surface. This isn’t another Waco because these people don’t have any firearms. Just because we don’t agree with someone’s religion doesn’t mean our government has to rip innocent families apart. Also, what about freedom of religion? Doesn’t Texas recognize that? This is destroying hundreds of families as we speak. I hope they sue for millions!

    Comment by Susan — April 16, 2008 @ 7:16 am



  116. FLDS children are at more risk than we know. I heard on the news that only those women with children under 4 yrs old are allowed to be with their children. And they said they are keeping the other women away from thier children until CPS finishes interviewing all the kids without their mothers present.

    Our laws say: You must have parental consent before interviewing a child. So why does this agency think they are above the law?

    Also, theysaid that SOME of the children are scehduled to be adopted out. Now WHY are they even contemplating adoption this early in the case?

    There are no criminal charges pending, no interviews with parental consent done, nothing to warrant “scheduling” adoptions.

    And whats with “scheduling” anyhow. They are treating these kids as though 12/ go to recess and the other 1/2 are stuck in class, simply based on what: age 4?????

    It was ridiculous to remove 416 kids from a sect to find only 1 complainant!
    The other kids and thier parents didn’t abuse this 1 unknown child. Then again, just maybe their own parent didn’t either. Maybe this was a teens way of getting out of the colony. Some do run away.

    Comment by Cheryl — April 16, 2008 @ 8:11 am



  117. Please visit this site :(thepetitionsite.com) and sign the petition for them women and children of the Fundamentalist Church thats was raided in Texas. CPS has already started placeing the children in foster homes. The mothers have been telling there horror stories about CPS lieing and denying them seeing there children for what maybe the last time. These people have been living in a whole other world and dont know what rights they have against CPS, which makes them easy targets.

    Comment by Rose — April 16, 2008 @ 9:18 am



  118. I think CPS is the way to go and the federal government should do something about it. Peoples lives are getting destroyed everyday. I to need an attorney real bad but after reading all those other peoples letters I feel for those people. I hope everything goes well for those other people. My prayers goes out to everyone. I just want my child back.She has given up on her attorneys they never have informed her of anything.I feel like my child is slipping away but trying so hard to hang on.

    Comment by nancy — April 16, 2008 @ 11:09 am



  119. I am here because the FLDS mothers need their children back.The CPS should not have any authority that reaches over our constitutional rights as citizens of the United States. Complaints should be handled on a case by case basis as with any other community or religion. It is very clear that religion intolerance played a large role in the actions of the Texas raid. All of Texas and America should be ashamed for allowing the illegal actions of our government to take place in the land of the free. Who’s rights will be taken away next? Please sign the petition at http://www.thepetitionsite.com/2/free-the-innocent-flds

    Comment by Letha Naylor — April 16, 2008 @ 3:00 pm



  120. check out parentalrights.org and get involved. I am.

    http://www.parentalrights.org/action

    Comment by Mary — April 17, 2008 @ 9:16 am



  121. The Texas Family Code gives CPS workers the ability to interview children without their parents present; however, they have to notify parents of these interviews within 24 hours.

    Comment by Tonya — April 17, 2008 @ 11:10 am



  122. Now, all of you parents (men and women) know what it’s like being a man in this country.

    One false accusation and one’s life is destroyed. No proof needed, no due process given. Simply guilty no matter what. It’s all about money and the government will do anything to keep the money flowing in.

    CPS is nothing more than man-hating, lesbian feminists who will do anything to destroy the nuclear family. Notice how they take children and place them in foster care? Who do you think these foster parents are? Gay & Lesbian couples who can’t have children or afford IFV. And they get paid on top of stealing your kids.

    Wake up America because U.S.S.R. government agencies are here, and we will soon be the U.S.S.A.

    Comment by lrrps — April 17, 2008 @ 2:56 pm



  123. polygamist retreat
    Thats one way of putting it I guess, but the truth is where I live your only allowed to have one wife and you cant marry off your children at 13 yrs old. If I remember thats why their leader Jeff went to prision was for abusing children! To me this is abuse that should of been looked into a year ago. It just goes to show how screwed up our cps and court system is!!!!!

    Comment by Susan H. — April 17, 2008 @ 3:11 pm



  124. After doing tons of research on CPS over the years (and learning more than I’m sure they would care that I know), the public should be aware of why CPS uses the illegal ways that they do to obtain custody of literally THOUSANDS of children in Texas alone!

    If you wonder why I feel I know so much about this subject, please let me refer you to the following link which goes to the investigative report done by Randy Wallace of Fox 26 News. This report is due to the videotaped visit I provided along with proof from the mother and grandmother that CPS had DENIED medical care to the mother’s child for OVER 10 days. Because they were able to prove CPS MEDICALLY NEGLIGENT in this case, they were able to regain physical custody of the child although CPS REFUSED to relinquish custody for another 7 months - which ensured CPS of 7 more months of Title IV funding monies. Worse yet about this case is that the child was taken due to false allegations placed by the child’s own aunt (who was found guilty of calling in a false report to CPS). It took over one year to complete the case while the child almost died in foster care.

    CPS Waits Week Before Seeking Medical Attention to Foster Child

    Because of some courageous parents, whose children have been illegally taken from them by CPS, have decided they MUST speak up for the sake of the VERY LIVES of their children in CPS custody, it is coming to the attention of the media, more and more, NATIONWIDE, about the way parents have had their children taken from them illegally by CPS/DHHS or whatever name they have in each state, and are being subjected to horrors of abuse, neglect and even death all because of money offered to the CPS agencies in the name of “saving the child”…but unfortunately, it’s the child that is forgotten because of the lure of the money.

    Our children have somehow become a commodity for the Child Social Services Agencies nationwide.
    The CPS handbook even bestowes a label upon the parent - “collateral”. That is disturbing.

    To understand, we must start at the beginning of the mess….but before we begin, you MUST keep in mind that CPS’s way of conducting their business is NOT ACCOUNTABLE to STATE or FEDERAL LAW!
    The unaccountability of their actions has resulted in many governmental law agencies calling CPS a “veiled society” that even they cannot penetrate.

    When George Bush signed the Safe Families Act in 2003, it clearly states that before any CPS office can remove a child from their home, CPS MUST have proof, MUST present it before a judge, and MUST have a warrant SIGNED by a judge ordering the removal of the child. This rarely ever occurs when children are taken.

    Gov. Perry signed into law the Title IV funding bill, which gives CPS approximately $4,000.00 per child - per month, as an “incentive” for the purpose of “saving” the child. What this did in reality is to embolden CPS to take as many children as possible to pad their own pockets because BONUSES are given to the caseworkers and supervisors of each child they take!

    The income that CPS can make on each child is HUGE. Here’s what CPS gets per child:

    Title IV Funding - approximately $4000.00 per month for a healthy child

    Title IV Funding - approximately $5000.00 - $6,000.00 per month for a “special needs” child (one that needs to be put on medication - regardless of the age, circumstance OR approval by the parents)

    Title IV Funding - approximately $6,000.00 plus per month for a child with physical or mental disabilities

    Social Security - CPS is ENTITLED to the child’s Social Security!

    Earned Income Credit - CPS is ENTITLED to get Earned Income Credit since CPS has custody of the child

    Income Tax - CPS is allowed to claim each child AS A DEPENDENT on the income tax

    ADOPTION INCENTIVE - CPS caseworkers, supervisors and others included in each case are given an ADOPTION INCENTIVE BONUS when the child is adopted out. THAT IN ITSELF IS CHILD TRAFFIKING.

    Now add that up…..it’s a lot..isn’t it….

    Let’s take it one step further. I’m not placing any judgement on the people at the compound until all of the information is gathered (truthfully - NOT the CPS way), but consider what CPS in that county is going to be raking in PER MONTH.

    416 children at approximately $4,000.00 per month each equals $1,664,000.00 PER MONTH of TAXPAYERS dollars that will go to caseworkers, supervisors, case aides, etc. AS BONUSES FOR TAKING THE CHILDREN.

    What I’d like to know is, how much money is going to be spent to try to REUNITE the mothers with their children? All I’ve heard so far is that CPS is ALREADY considering adopting the children out. Can it be they want that bonus money as fast as they can?

    I don’t know about anyone else, but it sure smells to me!

    ********************

    Comment by Diando — April 17, 2008 @ 3:28 pm



  125. Diando,

    I said that from the beginning. Why are they even giving out press releases to the media STATING that they are adopting out some children.

    The case has barely begun. it is nowhere near a final investigation or final court dates.

    Yet they are saying —–adopt????

    Is that Cod or Salmon I smell?

    Either way, it IS fish!

    Comment by Cheryl — April 17, 2008 @ 4:09 pm



  126. This case sure smells like a rat to me. By the way, where is the 16 yr. old who made the allegations? I’m wondering if she even exists at all…When is CPS gonna start rounding up kids in Moslem and other religious households, just cuz there ‘might be abuse’? It’s already happened to me, folks!

    Comment by Susan — April 17, 2008 @ 6:01 pm



  127. hi can you please contact me kimberly haughten and all the people looking to join in support of each other against cps terror tactics we have not lost our kids yet but some sort of meeting is scheduled for next thurs and they have threatened us and we can’t seem to get any good legal advice and 15 years ago i lost my daughter when i started to use drugs to be part of my then addicted husband’s life my 15 year old lied to them about everything because after he assaulted me for the 3rd time i had to call the police and went to jail and is now on probation after also attacking his 16 yr old girlfriend and he blames me he says he did not think it would go this far but now with my history even so long ago and with years of successful parenting 4 other kids they are still using that against me i cannot find good legal advice and time is drawing near please please help with your support as i feel like david battling goliath! thanks and prayers of hope to you all

    Comment by Colleen Gocus — April 17, 2008 @ 8:15 pm



  128. oh like a dummy i forgot to give you my email and phone
    cgocus@hotmail.com and 360 443 6912 thanks colleen

    Comment by Colleen Gocus — April 17, 2008 @ 8:17 pm



  129. My two daughter’s children were taken illegally by DCYF in Nashua, N.H.. There were hidden medical record’s, court-appointed lawyer’s who would not file appeal’s or motion’s and many fraudulent practice’s by DCYF.
    My oldest daughter walked into a Nashua Hospital with her daughter and was accused of being intoxicated. She was arrested and her two children taken. Blood test’s were done on her that night, yet there were no lab report’s in her medical file. They had mysteriously disappeared until month’s later and showed no alcohol in her system. By this time the Judge admitted the children were taken illegally, but said too bad, she didn’t file an appeal, which was up to her lawyer, not her. She is still fighting for her children’s return. She was ordered by her DCYF caseworker to move out of the apartment she shared with her husband, after they had just reconciled, to try to start over and give their children the life they deserved, as a family. She was told, as well as her husband, that they would never see their daughter again, if she didn’t move out, yet neither of the children was living there, as they had been fraudulently taken by DCYF.
    The DCYF Assessment worker lied in court and told the Judge my daughter was intoxicated at the hospital, but as the lab test’s prove, she wasn’t.
    My other daughter was given a morphine IV for nineteen hour’s in labor, as her daughter was placenta-previa and should have been born by C-section, at the same hospital. She was never told. Toxicology test’s were done on the baby, which showed morphine. They took the baby, claiming my daughter used heroin the day before the baby was born.
    The court, nor her lawyer ever got her prenatal medical record’s, which show my daughter had a high risk pregnancy and a myriad of illnesses while pregnant. She was never told about any of them and now suffer’s from Sheehan Syndrome and can’t have any more children. The record’s appeared six month’s after the baby was taken. The same Judge told her the same thing he told her sister, “It’s too bad if your baby was taken illegally. It’s too late, you didn’t file an appeal.” Her right’s have since been terminated even though she had the burden of proof in Probate Court. They terminated her right’s because she didn’t file appeal’s. Her Lawyer refused to file them and the Attorney Discipline Office in N.H. won’t do a thing. She said she does not have jurisdiction, over him or DCYF. The DCYF worker’s as well as other lawyer’s, have told us the Judge does whatever DCYF want’s. It’s true. He does. We are still fighting for the baby’s return. I was also told by a Lawyer, that Lawyer’s are afraid to file suit’s against DCYF. He said any that have, have been disbarred. My daughter is still filing petition’s for the return of her daughter taken illegally by DCYF. We have filed many motion’s and petition’s ourselves and every one has been denied. I have been fighting for my grandchildren’s return for over two years now. I even took foster care classes in hopes of getting my grandchildren, but was told by Nashua DCYF that they won’t license me as I have been uncooperative with them. Because I have been fighting for my daughter’s right’s as well as my own. I would not lie for DCYF and go against my daughter’s, as they were falsely accused. I was so disgusted at the lies being told in class, I wanted to scream. DCYF claim’s these children are placed with relative’s first, that they look for relative’s for placement before the children are placed in foster care. Not True. They claim the Judges rarely go along with what they want. Not true. They claim every child taken by DCYF IS abused or neglected, no if’s and’s or but’s about it. Not true. Nothing is ever mentioned about parent’s who COULD be innocent. Potential foster parent’s are brainwashed into thinking these parent’s are the scum of the earth, so they become fearful of having to meet the parent’s. They are told these parent’s are hostile. Anyone whose child is stolen from them, has a right to be hostile. They were also told children are never taken until service’s are given to keep the child in the home. Not true in Nashua, N.H. The children are removed immediately and DCYF incentive money kick’s right in. No service’s are given.
    I have been researching DCYF for over two year’s now and came across Title IV-E, which state’s: Under Title IV-E “reasonable effort’s”, DCYF is required by Federal Law to provide the disabled mother with any service’s she need’s to keep the child in the home. Both my daughter’s are disabled. Neither was given or even offered any service’s by DCYF. The children were taken immediately. DCYF is committing Federal fraud. My grandson sit’s in a children’s home, 65 miles away, at a cost to the state of three hundred dollar’s a day, after being removed from the foster home he was in and stuck in an adult psychiatric hospital because he was not allowed to see my husband and I. He is now on psycho-tropic drug’s thank’s to the trauma DCYF has caused him. And by the way, my daughter never signed for him to be put on the drug he’s on. He’s eight year’s old.
    My grandson and his sister were in a foster home at first. When they were taken from there and placed in the children’s home, my granddaughter was severely underweight. They had lost three clothes sizes. They were being starved.
    DCYF also claim, a consent decree is offered to parent’s, where they can admit guilt, ask for service’s and the child is kept in the home. In Nashua, this is not offered, not that any parent in their right mind would admit guilt when their not guilty.
    DCYF does not try to reunify families. They lie in court, hold back record’s and investigate nothing. Children are taken by hearsay evidence and the Judges do whatever DCYF tell’s them to do. They trick parent’s by telling them their trying to help them and then get caught telling the foster couples something totally different. My daughter’s caseworker was overheard by many people at the courthouse, after she lied to the Judge, say to the foster couple,”Don’t worry, there’s no guarantee Candy’s going anywhere.” Does this sound like a caseworker working toward reunification of mother and daughter? It sound’s more like she’s working to keep the child in the foster home.
    Police and Government official’s are held responsible for their mis-deed’s. What make’s DCYF better than anyone else? I plan on filing perjury complaint’s for the false testimony in court as I have all the proof of everything I am saying.Our government gave DCYF the power to do whatever they want and they are, with no repercussions. The DCYF “Veil of Secrecy” need’s to be lifted and the system need’s to be abolished, or a complete overhaul is duly warranted.
    My grandchildren are not the only children who have been fraudulently taken by DCYF. This is happening all over the country and need’s to be stopped. This is a holocaust against the American Family, by one of it’s own Government agency’s. How can our great country let this happen to it’s own people? This is a very important issue and need’s to be addressed immediately. DCYF is destroying the family’s of America and our next generation. Nothing is more important than family. Please step up and help us against the corruption within DCYF I have been fighting them alone for too long. We need to stop them and get our children and grandchildren back .

    Comment by Dorothy Knightly — April 18, 2008 @ 10:49 am



  130. I read all these comments about other peoples children. Its just plain horrible, the way cps has ruined alot of lives including all the children. My case to has been going on for almost 7 years now, I was just told that my child was taken illegally, and there isnt any relief anywhere.The attorneys say there going to do something for you and they dont,they must be all sleeping with each other because as soon as they get in the court room they forget who you are. My daughters attorney has been saying all along that I have had a long history of drugs, but when you go back to the beginning there was never any mention of drugs. not to mention that I have never done drugs. I think some people should report some of these lawyers to the bar association, for not doing their job.I have talked to so many lawyers they dont want to do anything.I am going to try taking this to a reporter, to see if they will do anything.

    Comment by nancy — April 18, 2008 @ 11:48 am



  131. Now that my daughter is another fostercare they call it tempory she the fostercare parent doesnt even feed the girls dinner but when I brought it up with my daughters attorneys all the say is have you told thier caseworker so you see the attorneys dont do anything at all. there is so much I could say what they have done to my daughter,but yet no one wants to do anything.

    Comment by nancy — April 18, 2008 @ 11:54 am



  132. As I am now in the midst of the hardest battle my Family has ever been forced into, and baced on faulse alligations!! I can only be limited in my comments, as I am also having my First Amendment Right to Free Speech infringed upon by CPS.

    After two tears of faulse alligations to Family Court started falling an deaf ears and the Judge not giving him audience any longer, my “X” convinced one of my Sons to start complaining to teachers about bogus conditions at home. They couold all be disproven but the “X” then started calling CPS, after convincing the child further, telling a counselor at scholl. Eventually , though there is nothing wrong at my home, and my Children are WELL loved and cared for… CPS, in what I believe is the endevor to raise County revenues, desided to elidge “Mental Abuse” in order to develope a case. No I must prove I have NOT done something they can not prove, as it is untrue.

    Though I have volunteered to do counseling, have a physc eval., and jumped through every hoop they can emagine. They continue to harass me and find bogus reasons to keep 2 of the Children from me. (placed with the abuser I am divorced from) They also find reasons to not follow up on their end of appointments being set or forwarding records so I can, and then illedging I am “Uncooperative,” and then they misinturprited a physc Eval, to their better, and find resons to continue to pull my youngest Child from the home again and again.”

    There is SO much more!!

    No “Checks and Balance,” no proof of charges, no warrants… COME ON PEOPLE… We CAN NOT allow this!!

    Comment by B.G. — April 20, 2008 @ 12:57 am



  133. Hi This is Susan H. update My daughter has been sick for three weeks now in foster care and foster parents wouldnt take her to the doctor because they were getting ready to go a cruise!!!! Andrea is 16 and had a friend take her to the er. She called wanting to come home last night but I couldnt even let her come for the night or she would of gotten in trouble…..needs to see a reg doctor Monday but doesnt have a way to get to the doctors!!!

    Comment by Susan Hucks — April 20, 2008 @ 6:19 am



  134. Front Page of Housotn Chronicle: CPS, Judges and Attys busted…….

    Our Judge was John Phillips, My son-in-laws attorney was, Oliver Sprott, My duaghter atty was Eva Mcnally, and our Ad-Litem was William Thursland,

    Judge John Phillips listens to caseworkers and attorneys reset a hearing date this month in Houston. He and another judge received more than 90 percent of their campaign contributions from the attorneys they appoint, according to a Chronicle analysis.
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    A select few get the cases, and the cash
    The attorneys judges pick most are also campaign contributors

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    Public defender system has its critics
    Arelatively small group of attorneys, some of them old friends and all financial backers of judges handing out work, regularly receives close to half of all the tax-funded appointments to represent the poor in the juvenile courts, a Houston Chronicle analysis has found.

    The system, criticized as cronyism by some, has made several attorneys between $100,000 and $200,000 a year on the public dime, according to county payment records from January 2005 to February 2008. It also has saddled a handful, including a few who take outside jobs, with caseloads exceeding the recommended number.

    Some lawyers who seek a share of the work say local juvenile judges have found loopholes in a state law passed seven years ago meant to take the favoritism out of the appointment process. And some parents complain of lawyers who don’t return phone calls, continually reset hearings or pressure their children to plead guilty to crimes they say they didn’t commit.

    Court-appointed attorneys given the most cases argue that talent and tenacity get them more work. All three judges in the juvenile courts, which see cases involving kids who are abused or in trouble with the law, defend the system and deny playing favorites. When not relying on a random computer system to pick attorneys, each says, he chooses the best attorney for the job.

    “All the people who practice in these courts, everybody has known each other for years and years,” said state District Judge Mike Schneider. “And you have a feeling of who does what.”

    But criticism is mounting. In March, state Sen. Rodney Ellis, D-Houston, called for a public defender officer for all the courts in Harris County, pointing out that this is the only major urban area in the nation without one. Harris County Commissioners Court agreed to study this issue.

    And late last month, a report by a national juvenile justice group studying the county’s overbooked juvenile offender system found fault with the juvenile courts in Harris County.

    “Defense appears to be lacking here,” John Rhoads, a consultant with the group, told a roundtable of officials, including County Judge Ed Emmett.

    A 2001 law
    The juvenile courts downtown are an epicenter of human drama. Each day Judges John Phillips, Pat Shelton, Schneider and their associate judges see some of the rawest tragedies: babies with iron burns, 14-year-old girls tattooed with gang symbols, drug-addicted mothers forced to surrender child after child to the state.

    Amid the mess, the judges are the conductors and the attorneys are the instruments.

    When a child welfare case is on the docket, as many as six attorneys huddle around the judge’s bench: one for the child, one for the mother, one to represent Child Protective Services, and, depending on the number of children involved, one or more to represent the fathers. Usually, each of these lawyers, except the state attorney, is appointed by a judge. And, depending on the docket, for some attorneys that client may be the the 20th that day, county records show.

    ‘Too many cases’
    These CPS cases are not subject to state indigent defense laws, meaning judges can pick whichever lawyers they want. About 22 attorneys get the bulk of assignments.

    “There are some attorneys there that are very good, and because they do a lot of work they have a lot of experience,” said attorney Troy Sanchez, who works child abuse cases. “But then you have some that are maybe given too many cases, and they can’t put in the time that needs to be put into cases.”

    Under the Texas Fair Defense Act, a law passed in 2001, courts should randomly choose attorneys from a pre-approved list of qualified lawyers. But the law also lets judges develop more flexible appointment plans, which the juvenile courts here have done.

    Nearly half of all juvenile delinquency appointments have gone to about two dozen of the nearly 165 attorneys vying to represent these young offenders, payment records show. Two attorneys regularly appointed have disciplinary records with the Texas Bar.

    Judges say they don’t check the disciplinary records of those they appoint and that they rely on the most experienced or available. But many of their top picks also are juggling additional cases in family or criminal courts.

    One of the top earners, attorney Oliver Sprott Jr., has done court-appointed work in the adult criminal courts and helped handle a death penalty case while making nearly $200,000 a year in the juvenile courts since 2005, records show. Public defenders working full time on juvenile or child abuse cases in Dallas County earn between $70,000 and $113,000; Travis County pays between $50,000 and $100,000. Sprott declined to comment for this story.

    Caseload of 400
    Another attorney, Mark Castillo, works as a part-time municipal judge in South Houston while pleading approximately 400 cases involving young offenders each year in Harris County. The National Advisory Commission on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals recommends a juvenile caseload of 200.

    Castillo, who works most Thursday afternoons in the South Houston courts and does arraignments there every other afternoon, said he finds time to give juveniles a good defense and thinks public defenders would be even more pressed for time.

    “A lot of them are just misdemeanors — a graffiti case, a marijuana case — those can be disposed of pretty easily,” he said. “You just try to get the best … you can for them.”

    Friends, contributors
    All three juvenile court judges have been accused, privately at least, of favoring longtime friends or campaign contributors when appointing lawyers to represent the poor.

    But Shelton and Phillips bear the brunt of criticism. Both received more than 90 percent of their campaign contributions from those they appoint; Schneider took in about 74 percent from these lawyers, according to a Chronicle analysis of contributions since 2005.

    Mark Sandoval, an attorney appointed almost entirely in Sheltons’ court, has also represented Shelton’s wife in a lawsuit related to a fatal car crash involving their daughter, who was convicted of intoxicated manslaughter late last year. Sandoval, who did not return calls for comment, continues to get appointments despite being twice suspended between 1997 and 2000 by the State Bar of Texas for professional misconduct.

    And two of the courts’ top earners, Sprott and Glenn Devlin, who together earned $1 million from taxpayers since 2005, are longtime friends of Phillips and Shelton. Devlin was Phillips’ campaign treasurer and former law partner. And each year during baseball season another top earner, attorney Gary Polland, lets Phillips sit in his seats near home plate for a dozen or so games. The judge says he always repays Polland for the cost of the tickets and has taken pains — including limiting all donations to his campaign to $500 per person — to erase any appearance of impropriety.

    For his part, Shelton says he gets no joy from his appointment powers and plans to study public defender offices in other cities. All three judges deny any correlation between contributions and appointments.

    “I would be happier if there was a public defender system,” Shelton said.

    The only formal complaint against the courts thus far took aim at Phillips. In 2004 and again in July 2006, attorney Marc Isenberg wrote to the state’s Task Force on Indigent Defense, which monitors compliance with the Fair Defense Act, noting that a handful of the same lawyers regularly represented poor clients in that judge’s court. The task force referred him to the Texas State Bar or State Commission on Judicial Conduct and sent courtesy carbon copies to the county and Phillips. Last year both Isenberg and his wife, attorney Miriam Riskind, were removed, in a secret vote by at least two of the three judges, from the list of attorneys allowed to take juvenile offender cases.

    Phillips faults Isenberg, who got work in his court, for not coming to him with his concerns earlier but says he encouraged the defense attorney and his wife to reapply for the list, which they have done.

    Client complaints
    Leaving court recently, Falicia Stroud said she was impressed with the attorney appointed for her youngest son. But three years ago, her older boy, now 18, got sent to the Texas Youth Commission after his court-appointed lawyer advised him to plead guilty to a crime he said he didn’t commit, she said. Afterward, Stroud said, she tried several times to reach the attorney.

    “Once they sign the paper, the lawyer doesn’t want to talk to you,” she said.

    When she finally got through, Stroud said, the attorney told her he wasn’t paid enough to take the case to trial. Lawyers in Harris County are paid according to a fee schedule, usually between $300 and $800 per day for a trial or $50 to $100 an hour for out-of-court work.

    Complaints such as Stroud’s are not uncommon.

    Yolanda Washington took off work to take her 14-year-old son to court late last month. He got in trouble for stealing a car, she said, and they met Sprott, his appointed attorney, for the first time at his initial court date in May. Sprott rescheduled that hearing and did so again last month, Washington said, telling her he was busy with a trial.

    For each reset, Sprott usually makes $75, and Washington misses a morning of work.

    But many lawyers appointed in the juvenile courts say they take the jobs because they care. Even those who see cracks in the system doubt a public defenders office would be the fix.

    “The thing is most of us are parents that work up there,” said Natalia Oakes, one of the top earners. “I am speaking for myself, but I think other people feel this way. We like helping children.”

    sarah.viren@chron.com

    Comment by Diando — April 20, 2008 @ 11:40 am



  135. Please go to Houstonchroncle.com for full story!

    Comment by Diando — April 20, 2008 @ 11:41 am



  136. Look up this article, copy and paste and send to your local newspaper and news stations….

    Comment by Diando — April 20, 2008 @ 11:42 am



  137. Colleen,

    give me more details about why you are under CPS investigation now. I understand you said the drugs were the reason for the past, but what is the reason now.

    Comment by Kimberly Hampton — April 20, 2008 @ 5:18 pm



  138. I have a 4 going on 5 year old daughter who is my entire world. March of 2007 I was accused of selling meth out of my house and using in front of my daughter. The person who reported me was some one who was jealous of the fact of who I am married to and wanted to rip our family apart. Well still to this day I do not have my daughter. CPS came and immediatly took a mouth swap test (which came back negative!!) they searched my house to see if they could find any drug items, which they didn’t. I told them that I had problems with my ex taking off with my daughter often and that if they took her away, my ex would never give her back to me. That is exactly what happened!! Even though CPS never had evidence of drugs in my system or my house they stated my house was unsafe for my child. We had to fix our house up, take parenting classes and go to drug counsolers. November of 2007 the case was droped and it took me another month and a half to see my daughter I saw her for a whole two weeks and my ex called me in for abuse and CPS took off with her again. it is now April 21 and the story of this cps case has changed from what they are telling me to what is being said the the judge in our custody battle.
    At one point I was so deppressed I lost my job and I lost my car do to losing my job. I realized that I had to be stong for my daughter and am fighting back against her father now. I rarly get to talk to her (even thought I call every other day). I make sure she knows I love her and miss her and can’t wait for her to come home. CPS needs to be stopped!! At least with the false cases!!!

    Comment by Keli — April 21, 2008 @ 3:04 pm



  139. For my Treatment Plan with CPS, they
    are having me participate in a
    psychological evaluation. Can anyone tell me why, and should I
    be concerned that they may be setting me up to mess up? You know
    how they use your own statements
    against you, couldn’t this be too?

    Comment by Heather — April 21, 2008 @ 10:10 pm



  140. To Heather: BEWARE of the psych evals! Those sick-ologists are paid for by CPS and will find something wrong! That’s what happened to me. the sick-ologist was mainly concerned with my sex life (or lack thereof as is the case now haha). This idiot’s conclusion was totally negative about me. He said ‘I have borderline personality disorder’ and should not have my kids back. These ’specialists’ are just goons of the government. My advice to you would be to just answer when spoken to & say as LITTLE as possible. Especially about your past, if you’ve ever used alcohol or drugs or whatever. Remember when dealing with the CPS Nazis, everything you say will be twisted & used against you. Hope this helps somewhat!

    Comment by Susan — April 21, 2008 @ 11:36 pm



  141. I was fearful that they may “work” that
    way, but I wasn’t sure. It is very
    helpful to know that my fears are not
    some crazy idea that I made up. Thank you for the info.

    Comment by Heather — April 22, 2008 @ 12:15 am



  142. To Heather,
    Have your own doctor send you to somone to do it and have it sent directly to your lawyers. That way cps cant say you refused to cooperte.

    Comment by Susan H — April 22, 2008 @ 4:33 am



  143. Both my children were removed based on nothing, and thats the complete truth. I never knew how many other families had been ripped apart, until it happend to us. I can not believe, this is allowed to happen. My children are suffering greatly, by the department that claims to be a protecting agency. Talk about child endangerment, a direct cause of cps them selves. Which if would be anyone else, we would be in jail. Children and family services, has just found a legal way to kid nap your children. And knowone seems to care enough to do anything about it. Just as long as the local counties, make thier quotas. Our children are paychecks, and nothing more. And because of that, thier innocents is being taken away. The children are paying the ultimate price.

    Comment by Brandy Ferreira — April 22, 2008 @ 10:11 am



  144. Diando–

    I checked out the article from the Houston Chronicles and am shocked that we actually won our case in Harris County. Pat Sheldon was our judge and Oliver Sprott was one of the attorneys representing who knows whom. We hired our own lawyer, Chris Branson, and won the case. If we had not been prepared with a great lawyer, we would have lost our kinship children after two years of having them live with us. Thank God we don’t live in Harris County or anywhere near San Angelo. The cash cows are really raking in the dough there. Good luck to the rest of the ones represented on this forum. Our advise is to say nothing and keep your lawyer on speed dial.

    Comment by Brian — April 22, 2008 @ 10:35 am



  145. Heather: Susan H. had some good advice too!
    If something looks like a rat and smells like a rat… then it’s CPS!

    Comment by Susan — April 22, 2008 @ 5:40 pm



  146. My husband and I live in cisco texas, and our two gorgoues boys (2 & 3years old) were kidnapped by cps because we left our boys with a babysitter so we could go to work. She fell asleep with our boys under her supervision and our 2 boys got out and so did her son. They gave the sitter 6 HOURS to place her one son with someone he knew and loved. My mom picked my children up on friday to spend the weekend with them and cps came to my mothers home in comanche and kidnapped my children out of a PERFECT home. My husband called her on monday when the office was open and he asked her why she was doing this to us and emotianally abusing our children. She told him “Sometimes I have to destroy 10 families just to make sure that 2 kids dont get hurt” Those were her

    Comment by Patricia & William Patton — April 22, 2008 @ 7:17 pm



  147. My husband and I live in cisco texas, and our two gorgoues boys (2 & 3years old) were kidnapped by cps because we left our boys with a babysitter so we could go to work. She fell asleep with our boys under her supervision and our 2 boys got out and so did her son. They gave the sitter 6 HOURS to place her one son with someone he knew and loved. My mom picked my children up on friday to spend the weekend with them and cps came to my mothers home in comanche and kidnapped my children out of a PERFECT home. My husband called her on monday when the office was open and he asked her why she was doing this to us and emotianally abusing our children. She told him “Sometimes I have to destroy 10 families just to make sure that 2 kids dont get hurt” Those were her exact words!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now they wont let us see our kids for 2 weeks until we go to court because they’re wanting to fill our kids heads full of nothing but crap. I dont do drugs or anything wrong I dont even drink alcohol They had no rights to kidnap my children. We have called FBI, 15 lawyers, the President, and even the Congressmen, They told us they’re having so many problems with cps right now that the best way for us to handle this is to go public with it so that’s what were trying to do.
    WE WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IF WE COULD GET ANYONES HELP WITH WHAT I’M ABOUT TO TELL YOU!!!!!!!!!!
    We ARE starting a protest tomorrow (April 23, 2008) in Eastland at the cps office for 7 days. The address is 1331 East Main Eastland Texas 76448.
    Yes IT’S perfectly legal our lawyer told us we needed ATLEAST 100 people to be there for it to even make a difference.
    PLEASE…. PLEASE….. PLEASE….. WE ARE BEGGING YOU….. IF YOU CAN PLEASE COME AND HELP US STAND UP FOR OURS , YOURS, AND OTHER PEOPLE TO COMES, RIGHTS TO GET OUR CHILDREN BACK AND KEEP THEM FROM TAKING THEM FROM ANYONE ELSE WHO DOES NOT DESERVE THIS!!!!!!!!!!!

    Comment by Patricia & William Patton — April 22, 2008 @ 7:26 pm



  148. PLEASE HELP US AND ALL AMERICANS BY COMING TO THIS PROTEST TOMORROW APRIL 22 2008 AT 1331 EAST MAIN IN EASTLAND TEXAS

    Comment by Patricia & William Patton — April 22, 2008 @ 7:30 pm



  149. You can contact us on Yahoo our email address is p.kay18@yahoo.com

    Comment by Patricia & William Patton — April 22, 2008 @ 7:31 pm



  150. To the Pattons: I sure wish I was in TX right now. I would definitely go to the protest! I have to work 2 jobs right now. Beware, because your kids are exactly what the Nazis are looking for (under the age of 5). We need more people like you to take the initiative to stand up against these monsters! I will pray hard for you all! Hopefully, this will SHAME these bastards into returning your kids. America needs to WAKE UP to this crisis.

    Comment by Susan — April 23, 2008 @ 6:11 am



  151. I too have felt the same pain of having my child taken by someone else’s lies I stupidly took the advice of a state appointed attorney and plead guilty to dependency which in Ohio says your child is dependent or destitute through no fault of mine, this was in 1998, I recently tried to get a job in a Nursing Home 2nd year nursing student. Was told I am unemployable because I am on some kind of abuse list in the State of Ohio Never let it happen to you. I was told it would be the only way to get my child back home so I did what they told me to.

    Comment by R Morse — April 24, 2008 @ 5:00 am



  152. 2151.04 Dependent child defined.

    As used in this chapter, “dependent child” means any child:

    (A) Who is homeless or destitute or without adequate parental care, through no fault of the child’s parents, guardian, or custodian;

    (B) Who lacks adequate parental care by reason of the mental or physical condition of the child’s parents, guardian, or custodian;

    (C) Whose condition or environment is such as to warrant the state, in the interests of the child, in assuming the child’s guardianship;

    (D) To whom both of the following apply:

    (1) The child is residing in a household in which a parent, guardian, custodian, or other member of the household committed an act that was the basis for an adjudication that a sibling of the child or any other child who resides in the household is an abused, neglected, or dependent child.

    (2) Because of the circumstances surrounding the abuse, neglect, or dependency of the sibling or other child and the other conditions in the household of the child, the child is in danger of being abused or neglected by that parent, guardian, custodian, or member of the household.

    Effective Date: 08-08-1996

    I was just in a shelter and they found nits in my child’s hair. I was reported by my husband who was drunk and had thrown me out 2 days before

    Comment by R Morse — April 24, 2008 @ 5:23 am



  153. my plea was to sub section a

    Comment by R Morse — April 24, 2008 @ 5:24 am



  154. What happens to foster parents when
    they make a mistake? My sons (13
    months old) foster mother made a big
    mistake. She forgot and left him in
    the car for over an hour, all alone.
    Some concerned people heard him
    crying so they called the police. He
    has been moved to a new home, but
    do they lose their kids? Do they have
    to endure all that we have to?

    Comment by Heather — April 24, 2008 @ 8:49 pm



  155. Here’s my new problem with CPS. I have a home daycare. I sent my oldest child to the bus stop 5 min’s late. A few min’s later this woman (who I’ve had problems with before) is walking up my driveway with the child.(at first I thought he missed the bus) She claimed he hit three different children at the bus stop. He was there maybe 5 min. She stated he was not going to ride the bus. My door was open the whole time. I was watching the bus stop but turned away for a few mins to answer the phone then turned back to the door. (there she was). My husband took the child to school and I called his mother. On the way to the school he saw the woman and asked what happened? She told him a totally different story, she said he was bullying and getting in another child’s face. The child gets to the school and tells the principle that the woman grabbed him by the back of the neck. The school claims that she had no right to touch him. (assault) and no right to remove him from the bus stop. The child calims that he was defending himself. The school said because of his age he can go to the bus stop by himself.

    Here’s the problem. I don’t know how CPS will veiw this. As a provider I am mandated by law to allow them in my house. However I do not want this whole mess thrown on my lap.
    That evening I was told that she has problems.
    The mother of the child has already filed a police report on this woman. I’m sure this will lead to a investagation as well. I know I have to allow them in beacuse of the daycare, but do I have to talk with them or can I referred them to my lawyer? And if the police want information can I refer them to my lawyer as well?

    Comment by fran — April 25, 2008 @ 10:32 am



  156. I have dealt with cps, and they are evil people, It doesn’t matter to them if your a good parent, they WANT our kids. I have started a petition for Our rights as being parents, Does this make sine? The state cries out we are BROKE, But yet they are willing to pay BILLIONS of dollars for someone else to have OUR KIDS, and HMMM I wonder how they correct our Kids? When We were dealing with CPS, I had reported to the Agency that I thought my 3 yr Old Grandson had been messed with, well guess what, It was IGNORED, Not Once did The Agency even try to check it out, But Then again They Are CPS, they have rights we don’t. Didn’t God give these kids to us or to The STATE. I can assure that CPS will never come into my home or even be able to see inside my door…THEY are so evil, I would like to know how they ARE going To tell God they are sorry for being Evil, when all they do is Repeat theirselves. They are very Powerfull and have even gone above Judges, But I say never give up..fight The System.

    Jan

    Comment by Janet — April 25, 2008 @ 11:55 am



  157. See my post on “Don’ts and Do’s.” It’s about my attempt to access court records. I hope it is helpful and if you have any suggestions for me, I’m all ears!

    Comment by dee dee — April 25, 2008 @ 1:59 pm



  158. well we went to see our kids today and we heard our boys crying as soon as they walked through the door so we went out there and got them from the caseworker and they calmed down once they were with us and my 3 year old asked us if we could go home and we told him that we couldnt take him today but we will get him back soon and the stupid bitch ass woman that sat in there the ENTIRE time we were there told us that if we kept telling him that we were going to take him home soon that she would terminate our visits and we wouldnt be able to see them anymore. well we were calm for most of the part and at the end we found a BRUISE on my 2 year olds NECK and some type of bug bites on my 3 year old sons legs (BOTH LEGS) so we asked what happened and she said she didnt know that she couldnt tell us well we told the boys that they needed to be strong and just stick with each other and my husband asked if they were together and the bitch told us no that they coudnt put them together I did get to take my 3 year old to the bathroom alone and i asked him if the people he was staying with were nice to him he told me his TEACHER was and that was all he would say so i decided to ask him if the kids he got to play with were nice to him or picked on him and he did say THEY were nice. o.kay well we were saying goodbye to the boys and i was holding my son and the stupid lady that stayed with us jarred my son out of my hands and not neccessarily shoved me but did put enough pressure that i went back a step or two. that biotch layed her hands on me and my children and the cop there let her do it and didnt even pay any attention to the problems with my babies. THEM BASTARDS GOT OUR BABIES SEPERATED BECAUSE THEY DONT WANT MY 3 YEAR OLD TELLING ME WHATS GOING ON WITH THEM!!!!

    Comment by Patricia — April 25, 2008 @ 11:00 pm



  159. I have been with you since you started your web site.You are my strenghth to never give up. Thanks for all the years of knowledge you have giving me over the years. Keep up the good fight. God Bless you!

    Comment by wayne — April 26, 2008 @ 10:13 am



  160. To Cindy, Shannon G and all the others who have been speaking up to defend CPS-

    If you pay attention around here, you’ll notice that no one is defending child abuse. If anything, we get more upset than others when CPS messes up and allows a child to be abused. See, we don’t want for kids to be mistreated, but we also know that no parent is perfect, and that if CPS tries to make every parent be perfect, they are going to fail miserably. They know this to, that they need to focus on the kids who are really in danger.

    The problems come up in how to decide which kids are in danger. CPS knows there is a link between poverty and child abuse/neglect, and that poor people can’t afford lawyers, so they target the poor, as if the connection was that people become poor because they are lazy and stupid, and that lazy stupid people are bad parents who never really wanted kids in the first place but couldn’t figure out how to use birth control.

    Also, since caseworkers are usually in a hurry, they judge by appearances, and assume that a clean home means good parents, where it could just as easily mean a OCD clean freak on meth who treats her children as slaves and beats them if they don’t do their chores. Conversely, they assume that a dirty house means bad parents who are too busy getting high to clean the house or take care of their kids, when it could mean the parents are both working multiple jobs, trying their best to do everything for their kids, and are just overwhelmed and need a better support network.

    So, there’s a lot of assuming going on, and we all know what happens when you assume. On top of that, caseworkers are individual people, who have prejudices, pet peeves, likes, and dislikes. So, if a parent reminds the caseworker of their favorite aunt, the evidence might not seem as convincing as it would against a parent who reminded the caseworker of a jerk she dated in high school who dumped her right before homecoming. That’s just the personal stuff- then there’s the race issue, and the class issue, and the whole conforming to mainstream values thing.
    Combined, it leads means that whether allegations are “founded” or not frequently has way more to do with WHO the parents are than WHAT they actually did.

    All of this is going on behind closed doors, in secrecy. We want the public to know what CPS does, and not just on the worst cases that they pick because it makes them look good. If everyone knew, they’d know it was wrong.

    Comment by Nell — April 26, 2008 @ 11:24 am



  161. Hi every one. I am a 30 year old woman who has lost her 2 boys to LArimer County Social Services in CO. I lost them about 5 years ago. I fought for my kids for over 2 years. In the beginning I was “jumping” through every hoop they asked me to, and had gotten to the point were they were staying at my house 6 out of 7 days a week. I thought I had one more month before I got them back, when out of no where my case worker was fired (no reason given) and was replaced by someone else. My kids were than taken away from me and I was told I was in contempt of court. When I asked why I was informed that it was due tio no documents proven what I was told. My lawyer, myself, and my mother all heard what was said by my case worker. I was not allowed to see my kids for 2 weeks. I had to wait till I went to court agian. When that day came, I tried to explain to the judge what had happened. Right there in open court my lawyer told me to sit down and shut up. After the hearing my lawyer pulled me aside and told me to stay out of it. Needless to say, SS slowly told me I could only see my kids less and less evry month until they finally took them completly away. The pain is still as fresh as the day I learned they were gone. I want to know if there is any legal moves I have left. I have not been able to afford a lawyer to fight for them, and just recently I found out that there is a 20 day appeal time after the final court date. What is that. If anyone can help please do. Thanks.

    Comment by Shawn Dowdy — April 26, 2008 @ 12:41 pm



  162. 7 months ago I was attempting to spank my daughter and my wife stepped in and so I spanked her on the butt. I left no bruises and it was done using my hand. However I was arrested and charged with a class D felony of battery. I spent 1.5 days in jail before bond was posted. CPS came in and took the kids. The wife is a step mom. Because they were afraid I would come back to the house they took the kids from her. Their Biological mom is a drug addict that I divorced 12 years ago. I have never abused my kids and never would. I raised my kids as a single father for 10 years before meeting my new wife. I never thought in my worst nightmare that 7 months later I would not have my daughters back yet. I have completed a parenting class I have been seeing a Phycologist and been attending anger management classes and getting weekly 2 hrs visits with my kids. Financially they are ruining me By the time I get my kids back We may not beable to afford to live in our house any more. They are destroying the american family.
    They have admitted that they dont think that I would harm my children. My children desperately want to come home. The institution that is supposed to protect familys is doing the exact opposite and destroying familys. I live in Elkhart County Indiana. I despreately need help I dont believe I will ever get my kids back. 574-266-7905 Victor Marquis

    Comment by Victor Marquis — April 26, 2008 @ 12:56 pm



  163. i got my children taken away two and a half years ago Judge Constance Cohen told my evil exinlaws if they want to adopt my children they can that she would help them my exinlaws lied to DHS and the courts my children are 16 and 19 last year on my son 18 birthday I contacted my son i met him downtown on his birthday ro give him some money for his birthday that night my exinlaw called the police on me the police ame they couldn’t do nothing because of his age my exinlaws where mad because I wasn’t arrested so 2 months later they charge me for harrassment 3rd degree I was arrested and spent 2 weeks in jail another judge put a 5 year no contact order on me against my son now when my daughter turns 18 my evil exinlaws are going to do the same thing the minute she turns 18 they will maech up to county attorney and put a no contact order on me against her they also tried to stop me from goinh to my own son Graduation they tried to have me arrested again they cause a big scene at the graduation county attorney will do whatever my exinlwas wants.

    Comment by Terri — April 26, 2008 @ 2:05 pm



  164. My exhusband died back in 2005 Judge Cohen and DHS county attoreny attorney general casa guardian of litem and etc all went to my exhusband funeral I wasn’t allowed to go to my exhuband funeral also a person who did my supervise visits with me and my children told the Judge Constance Cohen that my children told that my children wanted to live with me a couple of days later that person got fired my exinlaw lied and said that person had beer on their breath which that was a lie because that person was on my side and the courts didn’t want to hear anything good about me all the courts wants to hear is lies and neglective remarks instead of positive thins about me question why was my exhusband doing at the judge house? also when my exhusband was alive he said that person wasn’t doing her job right because she was saying good things about me this was person from four oaks who stood up for me the people from four oaks didn’t have anything good to say about me they where believing lies that my exhusbanf and his family where telling about me because i divorce him because he abuse me the exinlaws has been bullying me because I divorce him 16 years ago now they are punishing me because I am alive and my exhusband is dead my exinlaws has been bribing Judge Constance Cohen and Iowa Supreme courts is hiding behind it everytime you complain about a judge IOWA Supreme will do nothing I know about several people who had the same judge as me she terminated their rights also Iowa supreme is guilty.

    Comment by Terri — April 26, 2008 @ 2:18 pm



  165. I went to the governor office to tell him about what DHS has done to me the office got a secuity guard after me the stupid security guard told me not to come back even Iowa governor don’t care about what is going on our governor here is a joke.

    Comment by Terri — April 26, 2008 @ 2:21 pm



  166. My name is Rickie Wilder, I was just browsing your website and I noticed that my story was posted on it….
    I am the father of Makenna and Devin Wilder.
    Our children were taken from us due to Makenna’s Osteogenesis Imperfecta, and placed in foster care.
    Where Devin was brutally beat to death.(2001)
    And Makenna has never been returned to us…We did nothing wrong
    You call this JUSTICE..
    Rickie Wilder

    Comment by Rickie Wilder — April 27, 2008 @ 1:35 am



  167. My story is becuase of my mental disablity, CPS has been on my door step three times. I was approved three years ago, that means every year. This last time is because my new boy had a rape convicition 14 years ago. Which I didn’t know but he is the sweetest and kindest man and he made a huge mistake being young and drunk. The girl was not 18. He did 6 years in the pen and was given level 1low risk. He registers yearly and went throw all treatments required by law as soon as he got out. The CPS worker had me sigh a safty plan and told me he can not be in my. I get that but if I have any contacked with him at all she will remove my children ASAP. We don’t know what to do he has all the proof to show hes low risk and in two years he can be removed from the regristy, but new law stop him for us. His probation officer from back when say thats not true. So if anyone knows please help us. He made a choice every one does and hes aloud to see his kids. Good people make bad choices to.

    Comment by Deborah Perry — April 27, 2008 @ 3:53 pm



  168. Please take the time to check out this website. It is really important that as many people as possible join this campaign by signing their petition. ParentalRights.org brings together everyone who agrees that the vital role of parents in the lives of children should not be undermined by government action or policy. I’m standing with them and you should too! http://www.parentalrights.org

    Comment by Diando — April 27, 2008 @ 4:03 pm



  169. Just checking in to see that not much has changed. We won, mercifully, and it has been 6 years now, but I still feel the pain EVERY DAY.

    To those of you still fighting: Keep fighting. My wife and I think of others in similar situations frequently, and our hearts go out to you.

    Our story can be read at http://ivalenti.com/snowfall.pdf. I hope it can offer you hope, or at least a sense of knowing you’re not alone out there.

    Keep up the fight.

    Comment by Mark Valenti — April 27, 2008 @ 6:14 pm



  170. @Deborah - Your boyfriend may not be a real danger… but the real danger, the CPS agent, really will take your children if you’re living with someone with a conviction of sexual assault of any kind. I’m so sorry to tell you, this will probably ruin what could have been a good relationship for you. The only hope you might have is to find an attorney to represent you. That’s expensive, so how important is this relationship to you? If you sneak visits with your boyfriend the CPS agent may find out about it and snatch your kids. All I can say is that I’m very sorry for you and so many others caught in similar situations. For more feedback, try the FightCPS Message Board. This kind of situation has been discussed there many times.

    @Mark - so good to see your name again! Thanks for posting the link to your e-book.

    @Diando - thanks for posting the link to ParentalRights.Org . . . and for all the help you’ve given parents and grandparents visiting this site.

    Comment by Linda — April 27, 2008 @ 11:57 pm



  171. Cass County Michigan Department of Human Services has committed perjury through out my case. I can not get a straight answer to why they have my kids or why they where taken. Liz Pant and Kim Vincek 269-445-0286. Were my caseworkers that have recommended termination? These two caseworkers do not have licenses except Liz Pant has a cosmetologist license. Kim Vincek leaves my children in homes and with foster parents whom do not properly supervise my children, abuse my children physically, mentally, educationally, constitutionally, and verbally. Kim has a job, working for the state to steal kids and exploit them. My oldest daughter is on street drugs, allowed boyfriends, and failing high school. The foster parents get $2,000 extra dollars a month if she stays on drugs and they call their home a ‘treatment’ home. My 8-year-old has been put on a cocktail of drugs with out my knowledge. I made them take him off the drugs but they are once again adding up the prescriptions.
    There is no incentive to return the children to their parents. The state has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in this conflict of interest type setting called the family court system. My psychologist will testify that I have made progress however the States 10 therapist will testify that I have not made enough progress. The state paid ‘parenting therapist’ Julie Reising (269- 445-2135) has purchased a new car and brags of the money my family is making her. She has made comments in my therapy such as, you should have never had your children, you were not loving your children when you were with an abusive person, you should consider adoption, its enviable that you are ever goanna change, I got a 150 units from your case the most I ever got. But she admitted to my psychologist that if she would have met me today she would not have a problem with me. She is basing her “therapy” off of the bullshit is the reports from CPS and that’s why she wants me to lose my rights. Plus the fact that she is very close to everyone else involved and they want that federal money.

    The foster parent has made many improvements on their homes. My children and I have suffered pain and misery!! My visits have been stopped because the court has received the petition to terminate my rights. My nest review hearing is in May and my termination hearings for my 5 children are in June.
    I’m doing much to inform the public of this county’s exploitation of my children. Please people every where go to your local dollar store buy 33 cent poster paper and a Black permanent marker and a staple gun. Then fine all the trees in the County and tell the ignorant public about the truth!! I’ve talked to the commissioners and posted signs in that community to make people aware of the corruption but this county is relentless. My children have suffered much from this and they are spread out in 4 different homes. Please view my beautiful children at CHILDREN NEED BOTH PARENTS the email to the site is childrenneedbothparents@msn.com
    Go to YouTube and type in Cass County Mich you will see my video to the commissioners of Cass County asking to check into and help our family. Not one!! Not one of these commissioners has gotten back in touch with me. I have a review hearing May 22 at 9:30 at the Cass County Law and Courts building in Cassopolis Mich and my termination of my rights hearing is in June. This is a terrible misuse of government power and taxpayers money. I was never charge with a crime. The exploitation of the termination is because “I have not made enough progress”. This is not accurate. An agenda to keep my children away from my by building a factious case is what has happen. Please support our family and write to the commissioners, please ask them to look into this and other cases in Cass County. The Cass County Family Law and Courts number is 269-445-4452 the Judge’s name is Susan Dobrich, please call and tell her to stop exploiting my family and others. Please call DHS at 269-445-0200 and ask for the director or Brenda Davidson, please tell them to stop this SELLING OF LAURA SMITH’S CHILDREN and OTHER PEOPLE’S CHILDREN!! Brenda Davidson is the supervisor of my case and her friend the case aid Jannine Lee, Jannine Lee gave my daughter 3rd degree burns by a cookie sheet and covered it up. I have an incident report about this but CPS would not investigate. Jannine Lee is still around my children. Brenda Davidson laughed at me when I told her of the scratches on my son Blake’s back. These people are evil and are using my children as meal tickets. Please help us and others in Cass County Mich.

    Comment by Diando — April 28, 2008 @ 6:15 am



  172. Diando:

    Are you in contact with Mr Mark Valenti in Michigan?

    His story of DHS indifference and his fervent campaign are featured above.

    Have you contacted Rep Fulton Sheen?

    Mark’s story is so outrageous, yet so well written it reads like a movie screenplay.

    Michigan has active groups. Mark’s story highlights some groups at the end.

    Mark has been active in exposing FIA, DHS to the public for years.

    Perhaps together you can make a dent in what appears to be an epidemic of Michigan attacks.

    Blessings. F.

    Comment by Fern — April 28, 2008 @ 7:58 am



  173. @Diando - Fern has great advice and is so right about you contacting Mark and reading his book. Fern knows where the bones are buried more than anyone else I’ve met online for this issue - meaning she knows who does what and where. Maybe that Mark showed up here to post his link was not a random thing… maybe it was divine intervention… maybe it was meant to be… to help you and others, especially in Michigan.

    Comment by Linda — April 28, 2008 @ 9:12 am



  174. The system seems to only be getting worse. Something has to be done to put a stop to the insanity that is CPS. They are tearing apart families that have a few little issues within them that without the involvment of CPS would work out on its own. While they spend their time messing up the lives of some children , other children who are left alone with actual abusive parents or placed with state paid abusive foster parents are dying every day. I come look at this site every day and it absolutley sickens me that this has gone on as long as it has. What happened to preserving the family? What happened to letting parents be parents. CPS has us as parents scarred to punish our children in any way for fear of them removing them. So what happens next, we have undisciplined children committing crimes and having no regard for others. Then CPS wants to take the kids because the parents aren’t taking responsibility for them. Come on, we can’t win for losing. And you are crazy if you think todays teenagers dont know what they are doing. they are smarter than any of us ever were. They know all they have to do to get their way is make one little phone call, or talk to one person and make a false allegation. They know . Its a sad fact that todays our children have more power and more say than the parents do in their upbringing.

    Comment by Jodie — April 28, 2008 @ 9:53 am



  175. And it CPS that has put these thoughts in their heads. CPS beleives they are Gods and have the ultimate power in determining who gets to be a parent and who doesn’t. God help us . Someone has to listen to this and stop it.

    Comment by Jodie — April 28, 2008 @ 9:57 am



  176. I am here because 7 mths ago Cps took both of my daughters because i took my 7 week old to the doc for breathing problems and she had a bruise on her face from hitting her head on my husbands shoulder, he decided it was abuse and proceded to call CPS, CID, MPI, and ran all kinds of tests on my baby….the next day they claim the they found fractured ribs and said the only way they could have happend was by someone squeezing her but did not take into account the fact that she had choked on congestion and we had to do back blows to clear her chest…so they took her at 7 weeks she turned 9 mths yesterday and our other daughter is now 3 1/2 and completly traumatized, but we finally got the state to send them to live with my parents and now the state wants us to plea to a lesser charge and let the Founded finding stand and we still don’t know when we can get them back…All of this is happening in the worst possible state WASHINGTON…..if anyone has any advice for me i would appreciate it time is running out on this plea agreement and our actual court date is approaching and my lawyers suck!! please help

    Comment by Amanda Drake — April 28, 2008 @ 11:42 am



  177. Linda, thanks for your vote of confidence.

    Illinois residents:

    Meeting April 30

    http://www.familydefensecenter.net

    In Chicago. Class action for cert b4 United States Supreme Court in:

    Dupuy v Samuels.

    Also, join the message Boards Linda has set up.

    You all need to network within your individual states.

    BTW, I have some pending litigation also b4 USSC. However, the USSC does not hear many FAMILY LAW CASES.

    Comment by Fern — April 28, 2008 @ 12:49 pm



  178. Linda & Fern,

    Thank you! I will foward this info onto my friend…

    Comment by Diando — April 28, 2008 @ 12:57 pm



  179. Please read Mark Valenti’s story . It is long but well worth the read. Just another story of the evil that is CPS.

    Comment by Jodie — April 28, 2008 @ 3:15 pm



  180. Does anyone know who has an e-mail address of lilkandi32 -at- yahoo.com

    Comment by Diando — April 28, 2008 @ 7:44 pm



  181. my children were taken from me last week due to the fact that we were homeless there was no abuse or neglect. the cps worker on my case in her report made alot of false accusations. my children are now in foster care and are seperated. i was granted phone privledges with both my daughter and my son however i havent recieved a phone call from my daughter;s foster parent yet. i was informed today that the foster parents doesnt have to allow ME access to talk to my daughter. HOW CAN THIS BE WHEN THE JUDGE ORDERED IT? PLEASE HELP

    Comment by amy — April 29, 2008 @ 10:48 am



  182. CPS stepped into our lives a little over a month ago at the urging of my husband’s 13 y/o emotionally disturbed daughter. She has been removed from our home. CPS claims that we have “emotionally” abused her and our 8 y/o son. Our son remains in our custody/care. CPS has refused to let my husband see his daughter on the grounds that she is “fearful” of him. The child is an excellent actress and may someday win an academy award. For now, her talents are being wasted with false statements made against my entire family. We are left to dangle while CPS does an “investigation”. We want to know if we haev grounds to file a grievance with CPS as the emotional distress they have caused in my home has been tremendous.

    Comment by Mr. & Mrs. Thomas — April 29, 2008 @ 11:48 am



  183. Diando -
    your story sounds horrifying. how do you cope???

    Comment by Angelina — April 29, 2008 @ 6:43 pm



  184. To all:

    You need to register and join on the Message Boards here.

    You all need to seriously network within your OWN STATES to have a hope of getting your family back together.

    Linda comes from a Christian perspective of CPS’ indifference to children. I tend to like the story of the history of CPS’ often hurtful interventions.

    I have observed children harmed by CPS.

    Often, these are the bright, sensitive children who did not deserve being taken away from family.

    Because no matter how difficult the family condition is—kids love their Moms.

    They need Mom and Dad. Or they need good family. (Kin)

    And think of this: CPS likes to work with kids who are malleable, tractable. The tough adolescent is TOO COSTLY FOR CPS.

    They prefer FLDS infants.

    Or they prefer to shelter Michigan kids whose Dad mistakenly bought the kid hard lemonade.

    Note that the MI kid did NOT have or show any BAC at the Michigan hospital, yet DHS took him, too.

    Now there’s a LAWSUIT.
    F.

    Comment by Fern — April 30, 2008 @ 5:33 am



  185. Shawn Dowdy,
    Yes you have a time limit to file an appeal, your attorney even court appointed has to do it for ya if you want it done.. But if your attorney is like mine he wont call ya….

    Comment by Susan H — April 30, 2008 @ 6:24 am



  186. Well I got the boys back yesterday april 29th but they wont allow my husband to stay with us until they come and do a housecheck at my mothers house why? does anyone know why my husband cant stay in the home with us until they check the home???? that is crazy if you ask me but atleast now we know our kids arent being choked anymore and our three year old keeps asking his grandma if his mommy’s dead and he asks me if his daddy’s dead and keeps asking if were mad at them and if we like them. my 2 year old was trying to choke me right after i got him back he put his hands around my neck and squeezed. my kids have never said or done anything like that and these people teaching them need to be taught a lesson this just is NOT right a 3 year old should NOT be asking if his mommy and daddy are dead and a 2 year old should not be trying to choke his mamma

    Comment by patricia and william patton — April 30, 2008 @ 8:53 am



  187. @Amy . . . if the judge ordered phone calls and the caseworker doesn’t allow it, you have grounds for filing for an administrative hearing. You could also write to your state legislator(s) about it; be sure they get copies of your court order as evidence that you have this right.

    @Mr & Mrs Thomas - you can file for an administrative hearing. You also should have gone to juvenile court about this within a few days after your child was removed from your home. I don’t know the details of what’s going on there so can’t understand why this wasn’t done. It might be something you would want to write to your state legislator about… but an administrative hearing is worth pursuing.

    @Fern . . . I’ve never been a Christian though I do believe in the power of prayer. I don’t belong to any religion.

    Comment by Linda — April 30, 2008 @ 8:58 am



  188. @Patricia . . . your two-year-old might be choking you because he’s angry that you didn’t get him sooner. No doubt he’s been traumatized by what happened. Be patient about having your husband reunited with your family. If you get the go-ahead to have him move back, you will be so much more fortunate than most of the other parents who are split apart by CPS agents. I’m so glad to hear that your children are back in your loving arms.

    Comment by Linda — April 30, 2008 @ 9:07 am



  189. I was able to get much needed information on what my next steps should be in the case CPS has put together. My husband and I are sep. & he has our 15 yr. old son and someone clld CPS & sd my husband was giving my son drugs & alcohol. Well to say the least CPS terrified my 9yr. old daughter that lives with me (she is the first one cps targeted) my husband & I both submitted to drug test and came out clean (knew we would) but they have not dropped the case instead it is going thru this homebase dept. now and causing problems for me as well even though I wasn’t mentioned in the accusations. To be honest I can’t deal with this kind of stuff I am bi-polar and this has caused so much stress I can’t sleep @ night I am constantly scared they are going to take my kids, I have had to go to the dr. that treats my bipolar and have my meds altered and put on an additional med outside of what I was on already. I can’t focus at work and they refuse to meet except for within my work hrs which is going to cost me my job (then they really have a reason to take my kids) These people are anyones worst nightmare I understand that some people do hurt their kids but God we have both passed drug test my name wasn’t even mentioned and they still treat you like you are the scum of the earth & as if you have done something wrong when you haven’t. I can see why people run from these people and hide their kids. I have absolutely no respect for these people.

    Comment by Rebecca — April 30, 2008 @ 2:39 pm



  190. Just so everyone that read my story. My relationship with that man is over but now I’m an open case again and I must move in two monthes. So I need help to see how I can close because I might be moving out of this state. That can’t happen if I’m open. I was told by some people that that would be called Fleeing the state and that can become automatic removal of my four kids. So can anyone HELP ME…

    Comment by Deborah Perry — April 30, 2008 @ 4:26 pm



  191. i am here because my son hit my grandaughters mother and cps moved her and the girls i have joint custody and they won’t tell me anything i have not seen them in three weeks they say i can’t know anything cause i will tell my son now i have to fight to see them. is any body from new york

    Comment by shortyjo — May 3, 2008 @ 6:15 am



  192. My grandson was taken by DCF from the hospital he was born in. He was given to a foster mother that he did not live with. He lived with the baby sitter. For three years this continued without our knowledge. DCF led my son to believe that he was not his child (there were 2 men involved), even though my son gave his DNA when the baby was just 2 months old and STILL in the hospital. Then 3 years later when the adoption was almost thru my son receives a summons, meanwhile the DNA was still not matched up with the baby. It wasn’t until 3 days prior to my son almost losibng his parental rights was it determined that my son WAS the childs father. They had to give my son his child. But 3 years were lost and the child has scars on him that can not be accounted for. DCF has never even offered an apology for their error instead they tried unsuccessfully to keep his child. Thank goodness we had a judge that believed us and saw thru DCF. We now have my grandson with us but it will be a long healing process.

    Comment by Barbara — May 5, 2008 @ 5:20 am



  193. my brothers girlfriend who he has a baby with got in trouble and put in jail they took the child out of her home and gave him to her mother my brother who lives in another home was also charged with neglect but through the court it was unfounded cps recommended he needs to go through visinet, take a drug evaluation and a parenting class. He questions cps because he doesnt understand why he cannot have his son. Cps has made up lies to keep the child out of his home. He has been going to the visits and once said they baby was hot in the 90 degree weather and wanted to splash water on him from the small kids pool, the worker said no so he said he wanted to terminated the visit because the baby was tired and hot. Cps used it against him and said he wouldnt comply and he was bored with visit and wasnt following the case plan. He now has to start over with visinet and wait for approved home visits because cps now says he had guns in his home. That is full out lie and when he said that was false they said well thats what we heard. They have recommened 6 more months with cps. The worker doesnt like my brother because he asks questions and the worker is really rude to him.
    He has an attorney but the attorney says just do what they say. Can anyone give me any suggestions? My brother owns his own home and has a room for his son, the grandma puts him in a playpen in the living room.

    Comment by Christine — July 2, 2008 @ 7:14 pm



  194. I’m here because I have an acquantince that had 2 kids and one of her kids lives with its father; During her 2nd pregnancy she tricked and smoked crack. When she went into labor she and her baby tested positive for cocain. The hospital let her go home with the baby and CPS was never notified until 3 days later. CPS came to her door and tested her for drugs and she was clean. CPS told her that she has to go to a program to help her stay clean and she had to take random drops. She stayed in the program and when she dropped she knew that she could go out and get high because she didn’t have to drop anymore. So, she would stay out for days immediatley after dropping, and she would leave her daughter with her other baby daddy and then he would call me and I would be the one that would end up with her baby. My sister called CPS on her while I had the baby and she told them what was going on. I ended up returning the baby to her when she was finished getting high. CPS went to her house 5 days Later!!!! What kind of shit is that!!!! Then they told her who called on her and that she was doing what she is suppose to be doing and not to worry about what anyone has to say. They never dropped her and she was living with her first baby daddy and they had no power or heat and this was FEB!!!!!!! but, they had junk food in the fridge so they let her keep the baby. Now this girl had everyone fooled even the judge because she got complimented on every thing she was dong!! She ended up getting high to celebrate that her case would be closed pretty soon. CPS dropped her and her test came back positive!!! Yeah, they finally took her baby!!! About damn time!!! Now, she is fighting to get her baby back but she has still been getting high. What makes me PO about this whole case is that it was racial profiling; if she wasn’t white her baby would of been in the system when she gave birth!!!!! How fucked up is that!!!!!

    Comment by Serene — August 25, 2008 @ 1:51 pm



  195. Three weeks ago I spoke in front of a County Commission on an issue I felt strongly about. What I said went against the grain of a major tax hike this City department wanted to implement. While there I met a woman who was also speaking against it and we exchanged phone number. She came to my house one time to discuss a game plan for the issue. Shortly after that, I found out from a friend this woman had a number of abuse convictions by CPS and was advised not to let her into my house again. When I told the woman we would not be meeting here again and why, she became very very angry with me.

    Two days ago, DCS (Department of Children’s Services) came to my house to investigate 3 complaints, all by the same person. I gave the worker the woman’s name, and told him why I believe it was her, since the accusations against me were IDENTICAL to those she was convicted of. From the expression on his face, I knew I hit the nail on the head.

    none the less, he had a warrant to interrogate my son and search my house. Being a healthy, happy 4 year old, my son did have a bruise or two from falling off playground equipment at a park a couple days before. My son told him exactly what happened and how he got the bruises. Then the accompanying police officer took my son to his room to play while the worker talked to me. While in there, my son bounced on his bed (something I do not allow) and fell off into his toy box and had gotten a new bruise. The worker immediately wanted to photograph it. The cop gave him a look and stated he witnessed how it happened and would testify truthfully, the worker put down his camera.

    At the end of the day, I was lucky, the worker closed the case. BUT he told me if they get one more call like this one, my son would probably be removed from the home. I asked if the call was made by the same person who called before if he would also be taking this action, after knowing the background. He said the call could come from anybody, including this convicted abuser, it did not matter.

    Like most people, the mortgage crisis has left us upside down on our house. Would you suggest we move out of this town, and simply allow the bank to take the house back to protect our son, or do you think we are really in danger from this mad woman?

    We are willing to do WHATEVER it takes not to have to relive this nightmare. There is no doubt in my mind if that wonderful, honest police officer was not here, he would have taken my son.

    Comment by mom of a 4 year old — October 2, 2008 @ 10:58 am



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